Madura's 'Crazy Rich' Haji Her Questioned by KPK in Cigarette Excise Case

Tobacco entrepreneur from Madura, Haji Khairul Umam alias Haji Her, visited the Red and White Building of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Thursday afternoon (9/4). The businessman, also known as ‘Crazy Rich Madura’, underwent examination as a witness in the case of alleged bribery for imports of goods at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) and receipt of gratuities. Haji Her arrived with his legal team around 12:50 WIB. He was seen wearing a brown sarong and a white shirt printed with a tiger image. “I came on my own initiative (to the KPK),” said Haji Her at the KPK office in Jakarta on Thursday. Haji Her claimed that his summons was related to the investigation of the alleged bribery case for imports within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. He denied receiving any facilities from Customs and Excise and stated that he did not know the suspects in this case. “No. We don’t know those people,” he added. Previously, KPK Chairman Setyo Budiyanto confirmed that investigators had sent a summons for examination to Haji Her last week. However, the individual did not comply with the summons. “Yes, it’s true that there was a summons, but if then the summons was not attended or the person did not attend,” said Setyo at his office in Jakarta on Tuesday (7/4). The KPK has named seven people as suspects in the alleged bribery and gratuity case involving officials from the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. They are former Director of Investigation and Enforcement of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise for the period 2024-January 2026, Rizal; Head of the Subdirectorate of Enforcement Intelligence and Investigation of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (Kasubdit Intel P2 DJBC), Sisprian Subiaksono. Then Head of the Intelligence Section of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (Kasi Intel DJBC), Orlando; Chairman of the Import Documents Team of PT BR, Andri; Employee of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, Budiman Bayu Prasojo; Owner of PT Blueray, John Field; and Operational Manager of PT BR, Dedy Kurniawan. The suspects have been detained at the KPK’s State Detention House (Rutan). For the party from PT Blueray, investigators have forwarded the case file to the Public Prosecutor (JPU).