KPK Reveals TKA Extortion Money Enjoyed By Staff To OB At The Directorate General Of Binapenta, Ministry Of Manpower

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed that the money from the extortion of foreign labor licenses (TKA) at the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) flowed to many parties. Starting from staff to office boy (OB) at the Directorate General of Manpower Placement and Expansion of Job Opportunities (Binapenta and PKK) is suspected to be enjoying it.

This was conveyed by the Acting Director of KPK Investigation Budi Sokmo, who initially explained that the tens of billions of rupiah from extortion was not only enjoyed by eight suspects.

"In addition to the eight people, it turns out that the amount of Rp53 billion was also used as food money from staff at the Ministry of Manpower, especially at the Directorate General of Binapenta. Approximately Rp8 billion was enjoyed together for lunch purposes," Budi said as quoted from the Indonesian KPK YouTube, Tuesday, June 10.

The extortion money, continued Budi, was also used to finance activities that had no budget. Then, the flow is also suspected to be up to staff and office boys.

The amount is said to have reached Rp. 5 billion and has been returned to the KPK. "OB and other staff who take care of daily work in Binapenta also accept all of them," he said.

"And they have returned approximately Rp5 billion," continued the head of the task force (kasatgas) investigation of the anti-corruption commission.

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.