KPK Investigates Six People in the Case of Foreigner Residence Permit at Denpasar Police

DENPASAR - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) examined six people from the private sector related to the case of alleged management of residence permits for foreign nationals (WNA) at the Denpasar Police, Bali, Thursday.

KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo when confirmed from Denpasar said the examination of several people with witness status was still in the continuation of the investigation at the Denpasar Police Headquarters.

"Today, the KPK has scheduled a witness examination for alleged corruption related to the management of residence permits for Foreign Nationals (WNA) at the Ministry of Immigration and Correction (Imipas) for 2022-2026," he said.

The parties who were examined by the KPK investigators at the Denpasar Police were I Gede Arya Wijaya-Director of CV Visa Agung Bali, Ni Luh Gede Ratih Wijayastuti as the Operational Staff of CV Visa Agung Bali, Santika Dewi who is the Financial Staff of CV Visa Agung Bali. In addition, Marcellena Nirmala Chrisna Moeri (Entrepreneur), Agnes Natalia Tanuwijaya (Entrepreneur), Audria Rama Dhani (Staff of PT Bali Soft/Agent).

Budi has not given further information regarding the investigation material and the results of the examination because the examination process is still ongoing.

In monitoring at the Denpasar Police Headquarters, several vehicles used by the KPK investigators were parked in the middle of the Denpasar Police Headquarters.

The same car was used by investigators when transporting a suitcase containing documents during a search at the Immigration Office of the Immigration Inspection Station Class 1 Denpasar some time ago.

As of 15.52 Wita, KPK investigators have not left the examination room.

Previously, on June 2-3, 2026, the KPK held a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) related to alleged corruption in the management of residence permits for foreign nationals.

In the operation, the KPK arrested 17 people consisting of eight state organizers or state civil servants (ASN) and nine private parties who were suspected of acting as intermediaries in handling immigration documents including Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections Silmy Karim.

This case is an expansion of the Foreign Manpower Utilization Plan (RPTKA) case at the Ministry of Manpower which was handled by the KPK in 2025 and the results of financial transaction analysis from the Financial Transaction Reporting and Analysis Center (PPATK).

The KPK has named eight people as suspects in the case of alleged extortion and gratification related to the management of non-citizen residence permits in the Directorate General of Immigration period 2022-2026.

Investigators suspect, as reported by Antara, that the suspects received money from handling foreign nationals' residence permits in cash or through intermediaries with a value of at least IDR 145.5 billion during the period 2022 to 2026. The money is suspected to have come from applicants for immigration services who are complicated by the process of processing documents so that they have to pay additional costs so that the application can be processed.