Former Ministry Of Manpower Official And Staff Charged With Riceing TKA Agents Rp135 M;iar

JAKARTA - Former officials and staff at the Ministry of Manpower were charged with extorting foreign labor agents (TKA) related to the management of the Foreign Labor Use Plan (RPTAK) within 2017-2025. The money they enjoy is said to have reached Rp135.29 billion.

"It has abused power in the ratification of the Plan for the Use of Foreign Workers (RPTKA), forcing employers or company agents to manage RPTKA permits," said the Public Prosecutor (JPU) at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) during the indictment at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Friday, December 12.

The eight people who sit as defendants are Gatot Widiartono as Head of the Maritime and Agricultural Sub-Directorate of the Directorate General of Manpower Placement and Expansion of Job Opportunities (Ditjen Binapenta & PKK) in 2019-2021 as well as PPTKA PPTKA PPTK in 2019-2024 as well as Coordinator for Analysis and Control of Foreign Workers (TKA) of the PPTKA Directorate of the Ministry of Manpower 2021-2025.

Then Putri Citra Wahyoe, Jamal Shodiqin and Alfa Eshad who were staff at the PPTKA Directorate at the Directorate General of Binapenta & PKK of the Ministry of Manpower in 2019-2024.

Then the Director General of Binapenta & PPK of the Ministry of Manpower in 2020-2023 Suhartono and the Director of PPTKA 2019-2024 who were appointed as Director General of Binapenta 2024-2025 Haryanto.

Furthermore, the Director of PPTKA 2017-2019 Wisnu Pramono and the Coordinator of the Feasibility Test for Ratification of PPTKA in 2020-July 2024 were appointed as Director of PPTKA 2024-2025 Devi Angraeni.

The prosecutor then detailed that Suhartono received Rp460 million from 2020-2023; Haryanto Rp4.7 billion and one Innova Reborn car with number B 1354 HKY since 2018-2025; Wisnu Pramono Rp25.1 billion and one Vespa Primavera motorbike number B 4880 BUQ since 2017 2019; Devi Angraeni Rp3.25 billion since 2017 2025; Gatot Widiartono Rp9.47 billion since 2018' 2025.

Meanwhile, for staff, Putri Citra Wahyoe is IDR 6.39 billion since 2017'2025, Alfa Eshad has IDR 5.23 billion since 2017'2025, and Jamal Shodiqin IDR 551.1 million since 2017'2025.

The indictment states that the money comes from foreign workers individually and in companies.

The RPTKA is a permit to use foreign workers for certain positions and times. Employers are required to submit to the Directorate General of Binapenta and PKK of the Ministry of Manpower.

The management process should be carried out online or online through the website. TKA agents then only need to upload their files.

It's just that, said the prosecutor, this extortion occurred when the defendants did not process the RPTKA submissions. This condition makes the applicant happy and come to the Ministry of Manpower office.

"In the meeting it was known that to process the application for RPTKA, a sum of money was needed outside of official costs (the compensation fee for the use of foreign workers), and if the money outside the official fee was not fulfilled, the RPTKA application would not be processed," said the prosecutor.

If no money is paid, the applicant as the employer will not be processed for the application. Foreign workers do not make an interview schedule through the Skype application, the verification team does not inform the employer or company agent for processing the RPTKA permit if there are incomplete files, as well as the Feasibility Assessment Result (HPK) document and RPTKA ratification.

"That from 2017 to 2025, there were 1,134,823 ratification of the RPTKA at the PPTKA Directorate with a levy of Rp. 300 thousand to Rp. 800 thousand per foreign worker, so that all the money collected from entrepreneurs or company agents for obtaining permits of RPTKA was Rp. 135.29 billion."

The defendants were then charged with violating Article 12 letter e or Article 12 B of the Corruption Eradication Law (UU Tipikor) in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 1 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 64 Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code.