KPK Cecar Former Director General Of Binapenta Haryanto Regarding Rp18 Billion In Money From Peras TKA

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) examined Haryanto, who is the former Director General of Manpower Placement and Expansion of Job Opportunities (Binapenta and PKK) of the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) on Wednesday, June 18.

KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said Haryanto was being investigated in connection with the extortion case for the processing of foreign labor permits (TKA) at the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) for the 2019-2024 period. He was questioned about the flow of money he received.

As for this case, Haryanto is said to have received Rp. 18 billion during his tenure as Director of PPTKA for the 2019-2024 period.

"The examinee was present, investigated regarding the knowledge and role of the person concerned in receiving money from foreign workers agents," Budi told reporters in a written statement, Thursday, June 19.

Meanwhile, Haryanto, through Eri Gunari as his lawyer, said that the investigation was to investigate the foreign workers extortion case.

"As a witness, as a witness for next week. Today (Wednesday, June 18, 2025) is a suspect," said Eri at the KPK's Red and White Building, Jakarta, Wednesday.

Haryanto is confirmed to be cooperative in following the ongoing legal process. He will not file a pretrial lawsuit after being named a suspect.

Previously reported, the KPK named 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.

"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 pocketing up to Rp2.3 billion; Gatot Widiartono as Coordinator for Analysis and Control of Foreign Workers The Directorate for Controlling the Use of Foreign Workers of the Ministry of Manpower for the period 2021-2025 pocketed Rp6.3 billion.

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.