Yusril: Government Supports Eradication of Corruption in the Immigration Sector

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra emphasized that the government is cooperative and fully supports the eradication of corruption in the immigration sector.

Yusril expressed deep concern over the legal case being handled by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) regarding alleged irregularities in immigration services.

"This case dragged Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections Silmy Karim, Head of the West Jakarta Special Class I Immigration Office, as well as a number of officials and employees in the Immigration Directorate General," said Yusril as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, June 4.

Yusril conveyed that in the midst of the great commitment of the government of President Prabowo Subianto to create a clean and corruption-free bureaucracy, this incident was a blow and a heavy challenge that must be faced firmly and transparently.

At a time when the government is vigorously advocating a clean bureaucracy, Yusril did not expect corruption practices in the field of immigration to still be found.

Thus, this is a heavy challenge for the government to tighten supervision and enforce the law without discrimination in accordance with the President's instructions.

Based on the initial investigation, Yusril clarified that the alleged legal case against Silmy Karim occurred in the period 2023 to 2024.

"At that time, the person concerned was still carrying out his duties as Director General of Immigration so that the case was not related to his new capacity or position as deputy minister," he said.

Previously, the KPK suspected that Silmy Karim received money from extortion since he served as the Director General of Immigration of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights from January 2023 to October 2024.

"The receipt of money was made when the person concerned was serving as the Director General," said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo at the KPK Red and White Building, Jakarta, Thursday.

Budi said Silmy Karim and seven other suspects in the alleged extortion case in the Immigration Directorate General are estimated to have received extortion money of up to hundreds of billions.

However, Budi said the KPK could only convey details related to this in a press conference planned for Thursday afternoon.

Previously, on June 3, 2026, the KPK initially confirmed that it had carried out a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) in the environment of the West Jakarta Special Class I Immigration Office. The OTT is known to be the 11th during 2026.

In addition, the OTT is related to the alleged management of residence permits for foreign nationals, namely the Permanent Residence Permit (KITAP) and the Limited Residence Permit (KITAS).