Three Semarang Customs Officials Summoned by KPK in Import Bribery Case

Three Semarang Customs officials have been summoned by the KPK today. The summons follows the agency’s seizure of a container during a raid at Tanjung Mas Port. ‘They are witnesses in a suspected corruption case related to customs duties at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC),’ KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo told reporters on Monday (25 May 2026). The three Customs officials examined today are Khanan, Budi Winanto, and Sutopo. In addition to the three Customs personnel, the KPK summoned three private sector witnesses: Ign Denny Narendra, Dana, and Aditya Rahman Rony Putra. In this case, the KPK also questioned Semarang businessman Heri Setiyono, alias ‘Black’, whose Semarang residence was searched. The agency grilled Heri regarding the findings from the container raid at Tanjung Emas Port. ‘Witnesses were also questioned about the container findings from the raid at Tanjung Emas Port,’ KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo told reporters on Monday (18 May). Additionally, the KPK questioned Heri regarding the Semarang raid, during which records of payments to the Directorate General of Customs and Excise were found. ‘Investigators are probing the findings from the Semarang raid, including records of payments made to the Directorate General of Customs and Excise,’ he added. Regarding the import corruption case at the DJBC, the KPK initially named six suspects following a sting operation at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) in an import bribery case. The agency seized evidence worth a total of Rp 40.5 billion. Seized evidence included Rp 1.89 billion in rupiah, USD 182,900, SGD 1.48 million, JPY 55,000, 2.5kg of gold bullion equivalent to Rp 7.4 billion, 2.8kg of gold bullion equivalent to Rp 8.3 billion, and a luxury watch valued at Rp 138 million. Three private individuals involved in the case have already faced trial. They are John Field, head of Blueray Cargo; Deddy Kurniawan Sukolo, operational manager of Blueray Cargo; and Andri, head of the document team at Blueray Cargo. The three Blueray Cargo executives are charged with providing SGD 61.3 billion and facilities and luxury items worth Rp 1.8 billion. KPK prosecutors allege their actions violate Article 605(1)(a) and Article 606(1) of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code.