The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating the number of foreign labor agents (TKA) suspected of being blackmailed by the Directorate General of Manpower Placement and Expansion of Job Opportunities (Binapenta and PKK).
KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said the investigation was carried out because foreign workers usually enter Indonesia using agents. They are believed to know how the extortion could happen.
"Because the entry of foreign workers into Indonesia is in the context of handling this case, including through agents," Budi told reporters quoted on Saturday, May 31.
In addition, investigators carried out an in-depth investigation to find out which sector foreign workers were extorted. Because, Budi said, their distribution is mostly in the country.
"Because of course, foreign workers who enter Indonesia are many into several labor sectors, both in construction, in mining, and in other sectors," he said.
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Previously reported, the KPK is investigating allegations of corruption related to the placement of foreign workers or the management of the Plan for the Use of Foreign Workers (RPTKA). Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu said there was an allegation that there was an extortion of prospective foreign workers (TKA) who would work in Indonesia.
This extortion, continued Asep, was carried out by the Directorate General of Manpower Placement and Expansion of Job Opportunities (Ditjen Binapenta and PKK).
"(The Ministry of Manpower at the Directorate General of Binapenta collects or forces someone to give something," Asep said when confirmed by reporters, Tuesday, May 20.
Asep said the suspects were suspected of violating Article 12e or Article 12b of the Anti-Corruption Law. The practice is alleged to have occurred for the period 2020-2023.
In this case, searches have been carried out in a number of locations in Jabodetabek on May 20-22. 11 cars and 2 motorbikes were confiscated and have been transferred to the KPK Confiscated Property Storage House (Rupbasan), Cawang, South Jakarta on Monday, May 26.
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