Before the KPK Team Arrived, Former Customs Regional Head’s Wife Moved Branded Goods from Their Home

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Former Head of the West Sumatra Customs Regional Office, Rizal, revealed that his wife had relocated several branded gift items he received from the Customs environment before the KPK investigation team arrived at their residence.

Rizal made this statement during his testimony as a witness in the corruption and gratuity case trial involving the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC), with defendant Sisprian Subiaksono, at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Thursday (18/9/2026).

The public prosecutor initially questioned Rizal about the gifts he received following a farewell event within the Directorate P2 of Customs, which were suspected to be operational funds sourced from bribes by import businessmen.

Rizal mentioned that the gifts included watches, bags, and batik shirts.

According to Rizal, those items were no longer at his house as his wife had moved them.

"Yes, because my wife moved them. She was afraid," Rizal said.

"Moved where?" the prosecutor asked.

"Moved to a friend’s place, she said," Rizal answered.

The prosecutor then confirmed that the party who received those items was contacted to return them to the investigators.

"Based on the information we received, the items were moved and then the receiving party was contacted to return them to the investigators. Is that correct?" the prosecutor asked.

"Correct," Rizal replied.

The public prosecutor further asked why the items were moved.

"Why were they moved?" the prosecutor inquired.

"Fear. Of course, everyone would be afraid. There was that situation and from past experience, similar things have happened," Rizal explained.

During the trial, Rizal also emphatically stated that he never received any money through former Customs Intelligence Section Head Orlando Hamonangan, including any envelope handovers.