The DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office saw that there was a Port Mafia practice that took place at the Ports of Tanjung Priok (Jakarta) and Tanjung Emas (Semarang) from 2015 - 2021. This was disclosed in a case title conducted on Tuesday (1/3/2022). The Head of the Legal Information Center, Leonard, the Attorney General's Office, Eben Ezer Simanjuntak, explained that based on the results of the exposure/case title, it was agreed that the evidence was sufficient so that cases related to the port mafia had met the qualifications for a criminal act of corruption.

"The abuse of authority and receipt of money in connection with the misuse of bonded zone facilities through the ports of Tanjung Priok and Tanjung Emas in 2015-2021 are under investigation," he explained in a statement, Tuesday (1/3/2022).

Eben explained that the case began in 2016 and 2017 where PT HGI obtained a bonded area facility in Semarang. In the form of imports of textile raw materials through the port of Tajung Priok in Jakarta and the Port of Tanjung Emas in Semarang.

However, it is suspected that there was an abuse of authority by Customs and Excise officials in collaboration with the private sector related to bonded area facilities.

Where should the imported textile raw materials be for processing finished goods in the bonded area belonging to PT HGI or sub-contracting companies, made into finished goods and then sold domestically or for export. But even sold domestically.

"PT HGI, with the knowledge and cooperation with Customs and Excise, has sold imported textile raw materials in the country without going through the processing of finished goods in PT HGI's bonded area," explained Eben.

resulting in the country experiencing economic losses as a result of reduced export earnings and the bankruptcy of a number of domestic textile and garment industries.