KPK Transfers Final Suspect's Case File in Customs Corruption Scandal to Prosecutors
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has transferred the case file of the last suspect in an alleged corruption case within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise at the Ministry of Finance, Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP), to the public prosecutor (JPU).
“The KPK has carried out the transfer of the suspect, evidence, and case file, or phase II, for suspect BBP in the alleged corruption case involving bribery related to customs and excise at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to journalists in Jakarta on Friday.
According to Budi, the implementation of phase II signifies that all formal and material elements in the investigation of the customs case have been fulfilled, and the handling of the case now moves to the prosecution stage. “Thus, the case construction built by investigators along with the evidence obtained has been declared complete and is ready to be tested in the judicial process,” he said.
Meanwhile, he stated that the KPK public prosecutor has a maximum of 14 days to complete the preparation of the indictment against the suspect. After that, the case will be transferred to the Corruption Court. “The trial will later serve as an independent and impartial judicial forum to openly test all juridical constructions that have been built by investigators and public prosecutors, including proving the criminal act, the role of the defendant, and their criminal liability based on valid evidence as regulated in the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP),” Budi said.
Previously, the KPK conducted a sting operation within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise on 4 February 2026. A day after the operation, the KPK named six suspects in a case of alleged bribery and gratuities related to counterfeit goods imports within Customs and Excise. They were Rizal (RZL), the Director of Enforcement and Investigation of Customs and Excise for the 2024-January 2026 period who was serving as Head of the West Sumatra Regional Customs Office; Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS), Head of the Intelligence Sub-Directorate for Enforcement and Investigation of Customs and Excise; and Orlando Hamonangan (ORL), Head of the Customs Intelligence Section. Additionally, the KPK named Blueray Cargo owner John Field (JF), Blueray Cargo Import Documentation Team Leader Andri (AND), and Blueray Cargo Operational Manager Dedy Kurniawan (DK) as suspects.
On 26 February 2026, the KPK named a new suspect, Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP), Head of the Excise Intelligence Section at the Directorate of Enforcement and Investigation of Customs and Excise. On 6 May 2026, John Field, Andri, and Dedy Kurniawan underwent their first trial as defendants. The name of the Director General of Customs and Excise, Djaka Budi Utama, subsequently appeared in the indictment for the three defendants. In the indictment, Djaka Budi, along with Rizal, Sisprian Subiaksono, and Orlando Hamonangan, were said to have met with cargo entrepreneurs at a hotel in Jakarta in July 2025, one of whom was John Field. On 20 May 2026, the KPK public prosecutor stated that Djaka Budi Utama allegedly received bribes amounting to 213,600 Singapore dollars. At a trial on 12 June 2026, John Field admitted to giving money totalling Rp21 billion to Djaka Budi. In the same trial, the prosecutor read out the examination report of Andri, which contained a statement that John Field had assigned him to deliver money to a deputy and a director of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency as well as four officials from the Ministry of Trade.