When a Customs Official Flees to Avoid Journalists After KPK Examination

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - An employee of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) of the Ministry of Finance, Ahmad Dedi, fled to avoid journalists after being examined as a witness in the bribery case for importing goods at the KPK’s Merah Putih Building, Jakarta, on Friday (8/5/2026). Based on Kompas.com’s observations, Ahmad Dedi exited the KPK’s Merah Putih Building at 15:43 WIB. When approached by media personnel seeking an interview, Ahmad Dedi instead ran away from the cluster of journalists. Dedi, dressed neatly in a white shirt and black shoes, continued running as he was pursued by reporters. Dedi kept running, leaving the KPK Building towards the Royal Kuningan Hotel. The KPK has named seven suspects in the corruption case related to importation at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) of the Ministry of Finance. Initially, there were six suspects in this case: Rizal, Director of Enforcement and Investigation (P2) DJBC for the 2024-2026 period; Sisprian Subiaksono, Head of the P2 DJBC Intelligence Subdirectorate; Orlando Hamonangan, Head of Intelligence Section DJBC; John Field, owner of PT Blueray; Andri, Chairman of the PT Blueray Import Document Team; and Dedy Kurniawan, Operational Manager of PT Blueray. Most recently, the KPK named Budiman Bayu Prasojo, Head of the Excise Intelligence Section of Enforcement and Investigation (P2) DJBC, as a suspect. The KPK then detected a criminal conspiracy between PT Blueray and several parties in the Directorate General of Customs and Excise to fulfil John Field’s wishes. This conspiracy was carried out by the suspects by arranging import routes for goods brought into Indonesia by PT Blueray without undergoing inspection. However, according to the Minister of Finance Regulation (Permenkeu), two categories of routes have been established in the service and supervision of imported goods to determine the level of inspection before release from the customs area. For their actions, Rizal, Sisprian Subiaksono, and Orlando Hamonangan, as recipients, are charged with violating Article 12 letter a and letter b of Law 31 of 1999 jo Law Number 20 of 2021 and Article 605 paragraph 2 and Article 606 paragraph 2 jo Article 20 and Article 21 of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code. The three are also charged with violating Article 12 B of Law 31 of 1999 jo Law Number 20 of 2021 jo Article 20 jo Article 21 of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code. Meanwhile, John Field, Andri, and Dedy Kurniawan, as givers, are charged with violating Article 605 paragraph 1 a and b and 606 paragraph 1 of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code.