Three Customs Officials Charged with Accepting Bribes and Gratuities Totalling Rp 78.8 Billion

Three officials from the Directorate General of Customs and Excise at the Ministry of Finance have been charged with accepting bribes and gratuities totalling Rp 78.8 billion. Prosecutors stated that the illicit payments were received in both rupiah and foreign currencies. The indictment hearing took place at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Friday, 3 July 2026. The three customs officials are Rizal, Director of Enforcement and Investigation; Sisprian Subiaksono, Head of the Intelligence Sub-Directorate for Enforcement and Investigation; and Orlando Hamonangan, Head of the Customs Intelligence Section I at the Enforcement and Investigation Directorate. Prosecutors alleged that the defendants received Rp 61.7 billion in cash and entertainment facilities worth Rp 1.8 billion. The money was provided by John Field, head of Blueray Cargo Group; Dedy Kurniawan Sukolo, Operational Manager of Port Custom Clearance at Blueray Cargo Group; and Andri, Head of the Import Document Team at Blueray Cargo Group. KPK Prosecutor M Takdir Suhan stated that the defendants participated in several interconnected criminal acts considered as a continuing offence, receiving gifts or promises totalling Rp 61,743,597,000 in Singapore dollars and entertainment facilities and luxury goods valued at Rp 1,846,221,515. From these funds, Rizal allegedly received Rp 14 billion, Sisprian received Rp 7 billion, and Orlando received Rp 4.05 billion along with entertainment and luxury goods worth Rp 1.5 billion. The money was intended to ensure that Blueray Cargo’s imported goods could be released more quickly from customs inspection, contrary to their official duties. Additionally, prosecutors charged Rizal, Sisprian, Orlando, and Budiman Bayu Prasojo, Head of the Excise Intelligence Section, with accepting gratuities from various importers and cigarette entrepreneurs. These gratuities amounted to Rp 7.5 billion, SGD 314,755, USD 182,800, HKD 4,700, and MYR 8,100, totalling approximately Rp 15.2 billion. The combined total of bribes and gratuities received by the three officials reached Rp 78,812,712,240. Orlando Hamonangan was also separately charged with receiving customs-related gratuities from importers amounting to Rp 2.2 billion, SGD 195,000, and USD 172,800, totalling Rp 8.1 billion. The defendants were charged under multiple articles of the Corruption Eradication Law and the new Criminal Code.