Purbaya Says Status of Customs DG Remains Unclear in Import Bribery Case

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has admitted that he will take measures against the Director General of Customs and Excise, Djaka Budhi Utama, after his name was implicated in the alleged import bribery case. However, he emphasised that any sanctions will only be imposed once Djaka’s status in the criminal bribery proceedings is clearly determined in court. “We will wait until it reaches a clearer stage,” Purbaya said at his office in Jakarta on Monday (11/5/2026). “Only when his status is clear will we take action,” he stressed. As is known, the name of Customs and Excise DG Djaka Budhi Utama was mentioned in the indictment by the Public Prosecutors (JPU) of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) related to the import bribery case involving three leaders of Blueray Cargo. The bribes were given to expedite the release of Blueray Cargo (Group)’s imported goods from customs supervision processes at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. The indictment specifies bribes amounting to Rp 61,301,939,000 in SGD or Singapore dollars, along with entertainment facilities and luxury goods worth Rp 1,845,000,000. In the trial, the prosecutors stated that initially in May 2025, John Field met and got acquainted with Rizal at a restaurant in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta. Subsequently, in June 2025, Rizal introduced John Field to Sisprian and Orlando at the headquarters of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise in Rawamangun, East Jakarta. This was followed by a meeting with Djaka Budhi Utama. “Furthermore, in July 2025, at the Borobudur Hotel, Jalan Lapangan Banteng Selatan number 1, Pasar Baru, Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta, a meeting took place between officials from the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, including Djaka Budhi Utama, Rizal, Sisprian Subiaksono, and Orlando Hamonangan Sianipar, with cargo entrepreneurs, including the defendant I (John Field) from Blueray Cargo (Group),” the prosecutor said while reading the indictment, quoted from Detikcom. However, after that, Djaka Budhi Utama’s name is no longer mentioned in the indictment. Nevertheless, following the meeting at the Borobudur Hotel, the prosecutors noted a meeting in August 2025 between Orlando and John Field, attended by Fillar Marindra, an executor in the Subdirectorate of Intelligence of the Directorate of Enforcement and Investigation of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. “In that meeting, Defendant I informed Orlando about the increasing number of Blueray Cargo (Group)’s imported goods shipments entering the red channel and being subject to dwelling time,” the prosecutor said. According to the prosecutors, following that meeting, collusion occurred where Blueray Cargo provided bribes to customs officials to allow their imported goods to pass through processes easily. The prosecutors stated that the bribes were given in stages from July 2025 to January 2026. The trial, taking place at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Wednesday (6/5/2026), saw KPK prosecutors indict three leaders of Blueray Cargo, namely: 1. John Field as Leader of Blueray Cargo (Group); 2. Dedy Kurniawan Sukolo as Operational Manager of Customs Clearance at the Port for Blueray Cargo (Group); 3. Andri as Head of the Import Documents Team for Blueray Cargo (Group). The three are accused of giving bribes to customs officials, namely: 1. Rizal as Director of Enforcement and Investigation of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise from September 2024 to January 2026; 2. Sisprian Subiaksono as Head of Subdirectorate of Intelligence of the Directorate of Enforcement and Investigation of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise; 3. Orlando Hamonangan Sianipar as Head of Customs Intelligence Section I of the Directorate of Enforcement and Investigation of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.