KPK Urged to Trace Money Flows in Customs Corruption Case
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed that its investigation into alleged bribery related to illegal imports within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) is ongoing, including tracing business patterns and money flows suspected to be connected to practices of conditioning import lanes.
KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo stated that information obtained from the public is crucial for enriching the investigation process. The probe is not only directed at the named suspects but also at other parties suspected of being linked to the case.
“Public information like this is certainly important to support and enrich the case handling process at the KPK. How PT BR conducted its business by bribing individuals within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise so that imported goods received a special lane without going through standard operating procedure checks. This includes the flow of money to any parties that PT BR is suspected of paying in relation to this arrangement,” Budi said in a statement quoted on Tuesday (30/6).
The statement emerged amid the circulation of a document containing the profile of PT PSL along with bank transaction records listing the name HS. The document is said to have circulated among journalists and law enforcement officials.
In the document, HS is listed as a director and a majority shareholder of approximately 95 percent, as well as the beneficial owner of PT PSL. Additionally, there are bank statement excerpts allegedly taken from an account seized by KPK investigators during the initial stages of the PT BRC case.
The account shows several transactions in December 2022, January 2024, and July 2025 with descriptions related to the name HS. The transaction values are also recorded as recurring with relatively large nominal amounts.
Although the document cannot yet be used as evidence of a criminal offence, if the sender’s account is indeed part of the evidence seized by the KPK, then these transactions are considered relevant for verification during the investigation process.
Further investigation is needed to ascertain whether the payments had a legitimate business basis, supported by contracts, invoices, purchase orders, or forwarding service documents, or whether they were related to the import arrangements currently under KPK investigation.
Furthermore, investigators are also considered to need to determine whether the payments were made to HS in a personal capacity or on behalf of a corporation, and whether there is a connection to parties who have been named as suspects or witnesses in the alleged bribery case within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.