Former Minister Of Manpower Ida Fauziyah-Hanif Dharmakiri Will Be Summoned By The KPK Regarding The TKA Extortion Case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has the opportunity to summon former Minister of Manpower (Menaker) Hanif Dharmaki and Ida Fauziyah regarding the case of extorting foreign labor licenses (TKA) at the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker). Requests for information will be made to clarify the findings of investigators.

"Pak Menteri HD atau ibu IF tentu pasti akan kami klarifikasi kepada dia-beliau terkait praktik yang ada di bawahnya," kata Pelaksana harian (Plh) Direktur Penyidikan KPK Budi Sokmo kepada wartawan di gedung Merah Putih KPK, Kuningan Persada, Jakarta Selatan, Kamis, 7 Juni.

"Because managerially he is the supervisor. Whether the practice is knowledge or permission or what, we need to clarify," he continued.

Meanwhile, information from VOI sources, the KPK is said to have sniffed out the role of the special staff (stafsus) of the Minister of Manpower (Kemnaker) for the 2019-2024 period in this case.

As for the politician from the National Awakening Party (PKB), Hanif Dhakiri sat as Minister of Manpower for the 2013-2019 period. Meanwhile, in 2019-2024, this position was occupied by Ida Fauziyah from the same party.

"There are indications that the Minister of Manpower's staff in the 2019-2024 period received (from the extortion of foreign workers, ed). However, this information certainly needs to be explored again," said a VOI source, Wednesday night, June 4.

Previously reported, the KPK announced eight suspects in the extortion case for the processing of foreign workers' permits (TKA) at the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) for the 2019-2024 period.

Two of them were Suhartono and Haryanto who had served as Director General of Manpower Placement and Expansion of Job Opportunities (Binapenta and PKK) of the Ministry of Manpower. They are suspected of having participated in the flow of extortion money from foreign workers whose value reached Rp53.7 billion.

Meanwhile, the other suspect is Wisnu Pramono as Director of PPTKA of the Ministry of Manpower; Devi Anggraeni as Coordinator of the PPTKA Feasibility Test for the period 2020-July 2024 then became Director of PPTKA for the period 2024-2025; Gatot Widiartono as Coordinator of Analysis and Control of Foreign Workers The Directorate of Control of the Use of Foreign Workers of the Ministry of Manpower; and Putri Citra Wahyoe, Jamal Shodiqin, and Alfa Eshad who are staff at the Directorate General of Binapenta and PPK.

This case began when the order to extort the applicant was conveyed by Suhartono and Haryanto as former Director General of Binapenta and PKK of the Ministry of Manpower as well as two former Directors of PPTKA of the Ministry of Manpower Wisnu Pramono and Devi Angraeni. This request was later executed by Putri Citra Wahyoe, Jamal Shodiqin, and Alfa Eshad as verifiers.

The KPK called the mode by prioritizing foreign workers agents who gave money to take care of the Foreign Workers Use Plan (RPTKA) file. Meanwhile, those who did not give money were held back by the application were not even processed.