The investigation team of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) confiscated 19 containers containing textile materials from China. The confiscation is part of an investigation into alleged corruption related to the management of bonded zones at Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta, and Tanjung Emas Port, Semarang, Central Java (Central Java). "The 19 containers are suspected to belong to PT HGI (Hyup Seung Garmen Indonesia) which contains textiles from China," said the Director on Thursday (10/3/2022).

He said the confiscation of the 19 textile containers would be evidence related to the investigation of the case that is currently being handled. He added that the confiscation of 19 containers was carried out from Wednesday (9/3/2022) night to Thursday (10/3/2022) today.

Supardi said the confiscated objects were in five separate locations which were still in the Tanjung Priok bonded area, Jakarta. The Head of the Information and Legal Center (Kapuspenkum) at the Attorney General's Office, Ketut Sumedana, explained that the seven confiscated containers were at the PT Tripandu Pelita customs shelter (TPP), and seven containers were at the PT Trans Con Indonesia TPP.

Two containers at PT Multi Sejahtera Abadi TPP, one container at PT Jasa Lancar Lintas Logistindo TPP, and two other confiscated containers are at the Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) Tanjung Priok temporary stockpile. "This confiscation and sealing is a series of investigative activities to collect evidence and make light of the port mafia case related to corruption in the abuse of authority and receipt of money in the bonded areas of Tanjung Priok Port and Tanjung Emas," said Ketut.

Investigations into alleged corruption at the Tanjung Priok and Tanjung Emas ports are new cases that are currently being investigated by the team at the Jampidsus AGO. Supardi once said that the case was related to the alleged involvement of customs officials and the private sector in receiving money for incoming goods from abroad.