Former Ministry Of Manpower Officials Allegedly Participate In Enjoying The Flow Of Money Extortion Of Foreign Workers

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that former officials at the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) are also enjoying the flow of extortion money related to the processing of foreign labor permits (TKA).

This information was obtained after investigators examined Rizaldi Indra Janu as a civil servant (PNS) on Monday, July 21.

"Investigated regarding his knowledge regarding the management of the RPTKA in the Ministry of Manpower and the alleged flow of money from agents to Ministry of Manpower employees and former Ministry of Manpower officials," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters in a written statement, Tuesday, July 22.

Budi did not specify the former Ministry of Manpower official who was suspected of enjoying the extortion money. However, further investigation will continue.

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 mode of extortion is called the KPK by prioritizing foreign workers who give money to take care of the Foreign Workers Use Plan (RPTKA) file. Meanwhile, those who did not give money were asked for their applications and not even processed.