KPK Bans 8 Suspects Of Extortion Of Foreign Workers At The Ministry Of Manpower Abroad
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has issued prevention of traveling abroad against eight suspects in cases of extortion and receiving gratuities in the management of the Plan for the Use of Foreign Workers (RPTKA) at the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker).
KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said the ban on going abroad for suspects was issued by the KPK through Decree No. 883 of 2025 as of June 4.
"KPK has issued Decree Number 883 of 2025 concerning Prohibition of Traveling Abroad against 8 (eight) people with the initials SUH (PNS), HAR (PNS), WP (PNS), GW (PNS), DA (PNS), PCW (PNS), JS (PNS) and AE (PNS) related to the case," Budi told reporters, Friday, June 6.
The act of prohibiting traveling abroad was carried out by KPK investigators because the whereabouts of the person concerned were needed to be in Indonesia in the context of the investigation process of alleged corruption as above.
"This decision applies to six months," he said.
More specifically, the eight people who were prevented from leaving the country were:
1. Suhartono: Director General of Manpower Placement and Expansion of Job Opportunities (Binapenta and PKK) of the Ministry of Manpower in 2020 2023
2. Haryanto: Director of Control of the Use of Foreign Workers (PPTKA) in 2019 '2024 and Director General of Binapenta and PKK of the Ministry of Manpower 2024'2025
3. Wisnu Pramono: Director of PPTKA 20172019
4. Devi Angraeni: Director of PPTKA in 2024-2025
5. Gatot Widiartono: Coordinator of Analysis and PPTKA in 2021 '2025
6. Putri Citra Wahyoe: hotline officer RPTKA 2019 2024 and Verifier Ratification RPTKA at PPTKA 2024 Directorate 2024 2025
7. Jamal Shodiqin: TU analyst of the Directorate of PPTKA in 2019 '2024 who is also the introductor of the First Expert Work of the Directorate of PPTKA in 2024' 2025
8. Alfa Eshad: Introductory Young Experts of the Ministry of Manpower in 2018-2025
Previously, the KPK officially announced eight suspects in the extortion case for the processing of foreign workers' permits (TKA) at the Ministry of Manpower 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.
"During the period from 2019 to 2024, the amount of money received by the suspects and employees in the PPTKA Directorate from the applicant RPTKA was at least Rp53.7 billion," said the daily executor (Plh) of the KPK Investigation Director Budi Sokmo at a press conference at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, June 5.
Budi explained that Suhartono received money from the extortion amounting to Rp460 million during his tenure as Director General of Binapenta and PKK of the Ministry of Manpower in 2020-2023. Meanwhile, Haryanto, who also served as Director of PPTKA for the 2019-2024 period, received Rp18 billion.
Meanwhile, other suspects, namely Wisnu as Director of PPTKA Kemnaker for the 2017-2019 period pocketed Rp580 million; Devi Anggraeni as Coordinator of the PPTKA Feasibility Test for the 2020-July period 2024 then became Director of PPTKA for the 2024-2025 period with up to Rp2.3 billion; Gatot Widiartono as Coordinator for Analysis and Control
Foreign Workers Directorate of Control of the Use of Foreign Workers of the Ministry of Manpower for the period 2021-2025 bagged IDR 6.3 billion.
SEE ALSO:
SEE ALSO:
Budi also explained that 3 staff at the Directorate General of Binapenta and PPK also pocketed money from extortion. Putri Citra Wahyo is said to have received Rp13.9 billion; Jamal Shodiqin received Rp1.1 billion; and Alfa Eshad received Rp1.8 billion.
"In addition to being enjoyed by SH, HY, WP, DA, GTW, PCW, ALF, and JMS, on the orders of SH and HY, the money was also given to almost all employees of the PPTKA Directorate of approximately 85 people of at least Rp. 8.94 billion," he explained.
Then other money, continued Budi, was also distributed to employees at the directorate as money for two weeks. The suspects then spent the money they got to buy an asset called themselves or their family.