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KPK Questions Three Convicts in Customs Import Bribery Case

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating three individuals convicted in a bribery case involving customs imports.
  • The KPK is examining new evidence and has issued new investigation orders to uncover further corruption within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.
  • The investigation aims to identify all parties involved in bribery schemes, regardless of their position, based on evidence found.

Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is intensifying its probe into a bribery case within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. Three individuals already convicted in the import goods bribery scheme were questioned on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, as part of an ongoing investigation to uncover further developments.

The KPK identified the individuals as John Field, owner of importer PT Blueray Cargo; Andri, head of Blueray Cargo's Import Documentation Team; and Dedy Kurniawan Sukolo, operational manager for customs clearance at PT Blueray Cargo. They were questioned at the KPK's Red and White Building, according to KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo.

Additionally, six other individuals were summoned as witnesses. These include Vini Leveri Vie, an HRD and Finance Staff at Blueray Cargo; Yohanes Setiawan, John Field's personal assistant; and Akhmad Fikri Yahmani, head of the Employee Dismissal and Pension Subdivision at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.

The KPK has issued two new investigation orders, one general and one for suspect designation, following the discovery of two distinct bribery incidents. These findings emerged from analyzing previous investigation results. The suspect designation order targets a bribery cluster involving Rp 91 billion flowing from Blueray Cargo to several customs officials, leading to the identification of one new suspect whose identity remains undisclosed. The general investigation order seeks to identify other potential parties involved in the bribery scheme within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, as stated by Acting Director of Investigation Achmad Taufik Husein. Husein denied any specific targeting, emphasizing that the KPK will pursue all individuals implicated by the evidence.

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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.