New Suspect in KPK Customs Duty Bribery Case
The Anti-Corruption Commission (KPK) has detained Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP), Head of Customs Intelligence Section P2 at the Directorate General of Customs (DJBC), who is a new suspect in a bribery case involving illegal goods importation at the Directorate General of Customs. The KPK has revealed Budiman’s role in this case.
Budiman was initially arrested at the headquarters of the Directorate General of Customs, Ministry of Finance, on Thursday (26 February 2026). He was subsequently brought to the KPK for interrogation.
On Friday (27 February 2026), the KPK announced that Budi had been formally detained. He will be held for an initial 20-day period at the KPK Detention Centre.
“We are detaining BBP for an initial 20-day period from 27 February to 18 March 2026. The detention will take place at the State Detention Centre (Rutan) of the KPK Red and White Building,” said Asep Guntur Rahayu, Deputy for Enforcement and Execution at the KPK.
Budiman’s Role
The KPK has revealed Budiman’s involvement in relation to Rp 5 billion discovered by the KPK during a search of a safe house in Ciputat, South Tangerang. The KPK suspects that Budiman instructed Salida Asmoaji (SA), an employee in the Customs Enforcement and Investigation Directorate (P2), to manage money from entrepreneurs whose products were subject to excise duties and importers.
The money was initially stored at a safe house in central Jakarta under Budiman’s direction. The funds are suspected to have been used as operational expenses.
“The money is suspected to have originated from alleged corruption offences related to the arrangement of import routes for goods or customs matters and excise administration,” he stated.
In February 2026, Budiman is suspected of ordering Salida to “clean out” the safe house in central Jakarta. In response to this order, Salida transferred the money to another safe house in the Ciputat area.
“In early February 2026, BBP instructed SA to ‘clean out’ the safe house located in central Jakarta. SA then transferred these funds to another safe house located in an apartment in the Ciputat area, South Tangerang,” he said.
The KPK subsequently searched the location. As a result, the KPK discovered Rp 5 billion.
“Investigators then conducted searches at two safe house locations in question. The investigators found cash in various foreign currencies and rupiah totalling more than Rp 5.19 billion, stored in 5 suitcases,” said Asep.
For his actions, Budiman has been charged with violating Article 12B of the Corruption Eradication Law in conjunction with Article 20(c) of Law No. 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code. Budiman remained silent when taken to the detention vehicle.
Origins of the Case
The case ensnaring Budiman originated from a previous arrest operation conducted by the KPK. The KPK subsequently designated six individuals as suspects, namely:
Rizal (RZL), Director of Enforcement and Investigation at the Directorate General of Customs (P2 DJBC) for the period 2024 to January 2026;
Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS), Head of Subdirectorate of Enforcement and Investigation Intelligence at the Directorate General of Customs (Kasubdit Intel P2 DJBC);
Orlando (ORL), Head of Intelligence Section at the Directorate General of Customs (Kasi Intel DJBC);
Jhon Field (JF), Owner of PT Blueray;
Andri (AND), Chairman of the Import Documentation Team at PT Blueray;
Dedy Kurniawan (DK), Operational Manager at PT Blueray.
The KPK has revealed that counterfeit or illegal goods were able to enter Indonesia because of this bribery case involving employees of the Directorate General of Customs at the Ministry of Finance. The KPK stated that the bribes enabled inspections to be conducted in violation of regulations.
The KPK revealed an alleged agreement between Orlando Hamonangan and Sisprian Subiaksono with Jhon Field, Andri, and Dedy Kurniawan in October 2025. They are suspected of agreeing to arrange import routes for goods into Indonesia.
The KPK stated that Ministry of Finance regulations establish two types of routes for import goods inspection services. There is a green lane, which is an expedited clearance route without physical inspection, and a red lane, which is a clearance route with physical inspection.
“Subsequently, FLR (Customs employee Filar) received instructions from ORL (Orlando) to adjust the red lane parameters and follow up by setting rule parameters at 70 per cent,” said Asep.
The KPK has seized evidence totalling approximately Rp 40.5 billion relating to this case. The evidence consists of cash and gold.