KPK Garap Stafsus Hanif Dhakiri And Ida Fauziyah Regarding The TKA Extortion Case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) examined three witnesses of alleged extortion related to the processing of permits for foreign workers (TKA) at the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) today, July 16.

One of them is Luqman Hakim, who was a special staff of Hanif Dhakiri when he served as Minister of Manpower (Menaker).

"The investigation was carried out at the KPK's Red and White building," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, July 16.

Apart from Luqman, the former Menaker special staff who were questioned were Caswiyono Rusydie Cakrawangsa and Risharyudi Triwibowo. Both held the position when Ida Fauziyah became Minister of Manpower.

Meanwhile, Hanif Dhakiri served as Minister of Manpower for the 2014-2019 period. Meanwhile, Ida held the position in 2019-2024.

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.