The KPK Is Investigating Allegations Of Facilitating Foreign Workers' Permits At The Hanif Dhakiri Era Ministry Through Its Staff
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has finished examining two special staff of Hanif Dhakiri while serving as Minister of Manpower (Menaker) today. They were questioned about the alleged extortion of foreign workers' permits (TKA).
"The investigation is still about the case," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Tuesday, July 15.
The two witnesses examined were Maria Magdalena S. and Nur Nadlifah. Budi said investigators were also investigating whether or not there was extortion against foreign workers when they were special staff of Hanif Dharmakiri.
As for the announcement of the determination of the suspect, the KPK has revealed that the alleged extortion practice has occurred since 2019-2024.
"(Investigators are investigating whether the practices of alleged extortion also occurred during the period when the witnesses became expert staff," he said.
Meanwhile, Maria Magdalena, who is a former Hanif Dhakiri staff member, chose to remain silent when she finished being questioned at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta. He was questioned from 10.14 WIB to 14.04 WIB or for four hours.
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.
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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.