Customs Officers Use Personal Funds and Paylater for Official Flight Tickets

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Muhammad Wildan Aditama, an Intelligence and Customs employee at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC), revealed that staff members often have to use their personal funds to purchase plane tickets during official duties.

"Because indeed, the release of DIPA happens at the end. Whether we like it or not, we need to use our personal funds first," Wildan stated while testifying in the trial involving bribery accusations against defendant Budiman Bayu Prasodjo at the Jakarta Central Corruption Court on Monday (19/10/2026).

According to Wildan, ticket purchases are typically made by the individual officers using their own money.

In fact, he sometimes resorts to using credit payment services, or paylater, to buy plane tickets.

"So the payment can be made the following month. After the release, I can pay," he explained.

During the trial, Wildan mentioned that this mechanism is commonly practiced within the DJBC.

"Because that's just the culture here, Sir. It has become the norm; sometimes, if there are duties, we do have to use our personal funds first," Wildan added.

When asked again whether the practice of covering travel costs personally was something he had experienced, Wildan affirmed it.

"Yes, that’s true. That's what I've experienced," he said.

Wildan further clarified that expenditures during assignments, including accommodations and other necessities, are accountable through a report (LPJ).

Budiman Bayu Prasojo's Bribery Case

Previously, KPK prosecutors charged Budiman with receiving bribes totaling IDR 5,278,500,000, 525,000 Singapore dollars, 10,000 US dollars, 119,755 Singapore dollars, 4,700 Hong Kong dollars, and 8,100 Malaysian ringgit from September 2024 to January 2026.

Prosecutors stated that the bribes were received by Budiman along with former Director of Enforcement and Investigation at DJBC, Rizal, and former Sub-Director of Intelligence, Sisprian Subiyaksono.

"They have committed and participated in collaborative acts that should be considered as independent crimes of receiving bribes," the prosecutor said while reading the indictment on July 28, 2026.

According to the prosecutor, the bribes originated from Bluerey Cargo Group owner John Field, Operational Manager of Customs Clearance at Bluerey Cargo, Dedi Kurniawan Sukolo, Head of the Import Document Team at Bluerey Cargo, Andri, tobacco entrepreneurs, and several other parties with interests linked to the Directorate of Enforcement and Investigation at DJBC.

The prosecutor mentioned that the acceptance was connected to the positions held by the defendants.

One instance involved a meeting on the activities of Bluerey Cargo on July 11, 2025, during which Rizal was said to have requested assistance for the company.

Budiman was then accused of receiving money through Orlando Hamonangan seven times, amounting to IDR 525 million in Singapore dollars.

The prosecutor also pointed out that all the receipts were never reported to KPK within the mandatory 30-day period as required by law.

For his actions, Budiman was charged with violating Article 12B along with Article 18 of Law No. 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes, as amended by Law No. 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 20 letter c and Article 127 paragraph (1) of Law No. 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code.