Prosecutors Charge Three Former Customs Officials with Accepting Rp78.8 Billion in Bribes

Three former officials from the Directorate General of Customs and Excise at the Ministry of Finance have been charged with accepting bribes and gratuities amounting to a total of Rp78.81 billion. The case relates to alleged corruption involving the import of counterfeit goods.

The defendants are Rizal, former Director of Enforcement and Investigation at Customs; Sisprian Subiaksono, former Head of the Intelligence Sub-Directorate; and Orlando Hamonangan, former Head of the Customs Intelligence Section I.

“They committed several criminal acts that are interconnected and thus viewed as a continuing offence, receiving gifts or promises and gratuities,” stated the public prosecutor from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Takdir Suhan, during the reading of the indictment at the Corruption Court in Central Jakarta on Friday.

Prosecutors detailed that the bribes were given to ensure that imported goods belonging to Blueray Cargo would be processed and released more quickly from customs supervision. The total bribes received amounted to Rp61.74 billion in Singapore dollars and Rp1.85 billion in the form of entertainment and luxury goods.

The bribes were allegedly provided by Blueray Cargo’s owner, John Field, Operational Manager of Port Customs Clearance Dedy Kurniawan, and Head of the Import Documentation Team, Andri. From the total sum, Rizal allegedly received a portion of Rp14 billion in Singapore dollars, Sisprian received Rp7 billion in Singapore dollars, and Orlando received Rp4.05 billion in Singapore dollars along with Rp1.52 billion in luxury facilities and entertainment.

Furthermore, the three defendants are accused of receiving gratuities totalling Rp15.22 billion. This sum includes Rp7.52 billion in cash, 314,755 Singapore dollars (equivalent to Rp4.38 billion), 182,800 US dollars (equivalent to Rp3.28 billion), 4,700 Hong Kong dollars (equivalent to Rp10.76 million), and 8,100 Malaysian ringgit (equivalent to Rp35.75 million).

For their actions, the three defendants are charged with violating Article 12 letter a and Article 12B in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption, as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001. They are also charged under Article 606 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 20 letter c, Article 126 Paragraph (1), and Article 127 Paragraph (1) of the National Criminal Code, as amended by Article VII point 49 of Law Number 1 of 2026 concerning Criminal Adjustments.