KPK Collects Information In Cases Of Extortion Of Foreign Workers' Permits To Call Cak Imin, Hanif Dhakiri To Ida Fauziyah

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said investigators have continued to investigate when extortion related to the processing of foreign labor permits (TKA) occurred at the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker).

Acting (Plt) Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur said the investigation was carried out by summoning a number of witnesses in this case. All the information collected will later determine the summons of a number of parties.

"Regarding the RPTKA, we are continuing to dig up information from witnesses, including the summons of staff members and others," Asep told reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, October 1.

This summons also allows the former Minister of Manpower, namely Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin, Hanif Dharmakiri to Ida Fauziyah.

It is known, Cak Imin served as Minister of Manpower and Transmigration (Menakertrans) in 2009-2014. This position was then continued by Hanif Dhakiri in 2014-2019 and Ida Fauziyah in 2019-2024.

"Later, when we find the information related to the ministers from the special staff from other witness statements or from other documents, and we consider or investigators think that the information is needed, of course, we will make a summons," said Asep.

Previously reported, the KPK 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.

From this case, the KPK has confiscated Harley Davidson from the former special staff of Ida Fauziyah while serving as Minister of Manpower, Risharyudi Triwibowo. The big motorbike was already at the KPK Confiscated Property Storage House (Rupbasan), Jalan Dewi Sartika, Cawang, East Jakarta after being brought by investigators on July 21.

In addition, investigators have also confiscated several other assets. Including Haryanto's house and rented house.

The confiscated rented assets are in the Cimanggis area, Depok, West Java. Meanwhile, the houses are in the Sentul area, Bogor Regency, West Java.