KPK Urges Heri 'Black' to Cooperate and Attend Examination Call in Customs Case
Last week, investigators had scheduled a summons for Mr HB, but the individual did not attend,” said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters at the Merah Putih Building of the KPK in South Jakarta on Tuesday (12/5/2026).
“Of course, we generally urge every witness summoned to be cooperative, to attend the investigators’ call, and to provide the required information honestly and completely,” he added.
Budi stated that the witness’s absence will certainly be considered by the investigators in handling the case, including steps regarding the summoning efforts for Heri Black.
“This will certainly be a consideration for the investigators in the process of handling this case. We will wait for further developments; everything will be reviewed and the next investigation steps will be considered, especially regarding Mr HB,” Budi said.
“Because in principle, every witness’s statement helps in the investigation process of a case,” he added.
Regarding this corruption case of importation at the Directorate General of Customs, the KPK initially designated six individuals as suspects after conducting a sting operation at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) in the bribery importation case. The KPK seized evidence in this bribery case with a total value of Rp 40.5 billion.
“In addition, the KPK team also secured evidence from the residences of RZL, ORL, and PT BR, as well as other locations because there are several locations, like safe houses. The total value suspected to be related to this criminal act is Rp 40.5 billion,” said Deputy for Enforcement of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, at the Merah Putih Building of the KPK in Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Thursday (5/2).
The evidence seized by the KPK includes cash in rupiah amounting to Rp 1.89 billion, cash in USD amounting to 182,900, cash in SGD amounting to 1.48 million, cash in JPY amounting to 55,000, precious metals weighing 2.5 kg equivalent to Rp 7.4 billion, precious metals weighing 2.8 kg equivalent to Rp 8.3 billion, and one luxury watch valued at Rp 138 million.
Three private parties in this case have already undergone trials. Those three are John Field as the leader of Blueray Cargo, Deddy Kurniawan Sukolo as the Operational Manager of Blueray Cargo, and Andri as the head of the Blueray Cargo document team.
The three leaders of PT Blueray Cargo are charged with providing money of Rp 61.3 billion in the form of Singapore dollars and providing various facilities and luxury goods amounting to Rp 1.8 billion. The KPK prosecutors assess that the actions of the defendants violate Article 605 paragraph 1 letter a and Article 606 paragraph 1 of Law Number 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code.