KPK Finds Out The Use Of Money From Extortion Of Foreign Workers' Permits Through The Secretary General Of Binalavotas Of The Ministry Of Manpower

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating the use of money resulting from extortion in the management of plans to use foreign workers or RPTKA at the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker).

KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said the deepening was carried out by examining a witness on Friday, October 10. He is the Secretary of the Directorate General (Sesditjen) of Vocational Training and Productivity Memey Meirita Handayani.

"Against witness MMH, investigators asked for confirmation regarding the use of money from the alleged extortion of foreign workers," Budi said in a written statement, Monday, October 13.

Budi explained that the money came from the suspect Gatot Widiartono, the Coordinator for Analysis and Control of Foreign Workers, Directorate of Control of the Use of Foreign Workers at the Ministry of Manpower. However, he did not provide further details about the results of the extortion for what.

In addition, the KPK also examined other witnesses Ary Primadyanta as a notary and Ahmad Yuni Maarif as a private party. Unlike Memey, Budi said investigators examined both of them at the Karanganyar Police Station, Central Java.

From the examination, investigators explored several things. Among them are related to 26 property assets allegedly owned by Haryanto as Director General of Manpower Placement and Expansion of Job Opportunities (Binapenta and PKK) of the Ministry of Manpower and Jamal Shoqin who is a staff at the Directorate General of Binapenta and PPK.

"During the examination, AP and AYM witnesses were investigated regarding 26 plots of land assets belonging to suspects JS and HY which were confiscated in the Karanganyar Regency area," said Budi.

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 also 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.