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Prosecutors presented a witness, a Customs Service Management Entrepreneur (PPJK) from Bali’s air routes, Sri Pangestuti, in a case occurring at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. In her testimony, Sri Pangestuti, alias Tuti, revealed she was once asked to help write a list of Roman numeral codes and amounts when meeting with the Head of Customs Intelligence Section I at the Directorate of Enforcement and Investigation, Orlando Hamonangan, and John Field, head of BlueRay Cargo.

Tuti conveyed this during a trial held at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Friday (June 5, 2026). Initially, Tuti stated that she and John Field had a meeting with Orlando at the Central Customs Office in Jakarta.

The prosecutor then questioned Tuti about that meeting moment. The prosecutor probed the truth regarding Tuti being asked to help write something during that meeting.

“Were you asked by Mr. John to take notes? Was there that moment that day? Please explain,” asked the prosecutor.

“Yes, so Mr. John said to me, ‘Ma’am, I tend to forget, please write it down for me,'” replied the witness.

The prosecutor then confirmed the writing tools Tuti used. Tuti stated she wrote using a pen and paper available in Orlando’s room.

Then the prosecutor sought to find out what John and Orlando asked Tuti to write. The prosecutor confirmed that the writing consisted of Roman numerals, initials, and several amounts.

The prosecutor then displayed an image of the writing done by Tuti. The prosecutor asked if Tuti understood the meaning of the writing she did as requested by John and Orlando.

“Did you interpret those letters as initials of names or names? And for the numbers, did you understand what they meant?” asked the prosecutor.

“At that time, well, Mr. John asked for my help, from the start Mr. John asked for my help,” replied the witness.

“What did he say? Please clarify what Mr. John said?” asked the prosecutor.

“Mr. John said, ‘Ma’am, I’m afraid of forgetting, just write it down like that,'” replied the witness.

“Then, when you wrote that, was it only based on what Mr. John said? Or also based on what Mr. Ocoy (Orlando) said?” asked the prosecutor.

“Based on what both of them said,” replied the witness.

“Both of them?” asked the prosecutor.

“Yes,” replied the witness.

The prosecutor then asked for confirmation about the Roman numerals, letters, and amounts written by Tuti. The prosecutor also detailed each item written at the request of either Orlando or John.

“Alright, ma’am, this is number 1 P. GH 250. Who said this that you then wrote?” asked the prosecutor.

“For that, if I’m not mistaken, it was Mr. Ocoy,” replied the witness.

“Then for number 2 P. EH. Then that’s 600, ma’am, right? GH then EH. Or please, you who wrote it, could you please state what this is?” asked the prosecutor.

“I’m not sure what this is, sir, excuse me, I forgot one. Because I just wrote it down, so it didn’t stick in my head,” replied the witness.

“There you go, ma’am, let us help you remember. As far as you recall, is it correct that you wrote Roman numeral I? Then this is the letter P. Then a dot GH. Then there is the number 250. Is that correct as I read it? Now, whose words did you write? Then you wrote number 1 P. GH. Then 250, was it Mr. John or Mr. Ocoy?” asked the prosecutor.

“Excuse me, sorry, both of them,” replied the witness.

“Both of them, yes?” asked the prosecutor.

“Yes. Which part was Mr. Ocoy, which part was Mr. John, I forgot,” replied the witness.

After Tuti admitted to forgetting, the prosecutor tried to detail the writing. From the writing displayed by the prosecutor

Jakarta

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Directorate General of Customs and Excise

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Central Customs Office in Jakarta

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Jakarta Corruption Court

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