IDR 53.7 Billion Flows, KPK Confiscates Assets Of Former Ministry Of Manpower Officials From Ruko To Sawah

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confiscated assets from the suspect in the alleged extortion of foreign labor license (TKA) processing at the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) for the 2019-2024 period. This forced effort was carried out on Wednesday, July 9.

"The assets of the suspects were confiscated in the alleged extortion case at the Ministry of Manpower," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters in a written statement, Thursday, July 10.

The following are the details of property assets that are allegedly the result of TKA extortion:

- Two shophouse units in Jakarta with a value of around IDR 1.2 billion

- One housing unit in South Jakarta worth approximately IDR 2.5 billion and one housing unit in Depok worth IDR 200 million

- One field of rice fields in Cianjur, West Java worth IDR 200 million

- Two plots of vacant land in Bekasi worth IDR 800 million.

Furthermore, the anti-corruption commission also examined three suspects as witnesses in this case. They are Putri Citra Wahyoe as staff at the Directorate General of Binapenta and PPK; Devi Anggraeni as Coordinator of the PPTKA Feasibility Test for the period 2020-July 2024 later became Director of PPTKA for the period 2024-2025; and Wisnu Pramono as Director of PPTKA of the Ministry of Manpower.

"The inspection material is related to assets purchased in the period 2019 until now," said Budi.

Previously reported, the KPK officially 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.