Case Of Extortion Of Foreign Workers, KPK Summons The Staff Of The Minister Of Manpower Era Ida Fauziyah-Hanif Dharmakiri

The Jakarta Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) building (kemnaker.go.id)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned three special staff (stafsus) of the Minister of Manpower (Menaker) in the era of Ida Fauziyah and Hanif Dharmakiri today, Tuesday, June 10. They were worked on as witnesses to alleged extortion related to the processing of permits for foreign workers (TKA).

"The investigation was carried out at the KPK's Red and White building," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters in his statement, Tuesday, June 10.

The three staff of the minister who were summoned were Caswiyono Rusydie Cakrawangsa, Risharyudi Triwibowo, and Luqman Hakim.

"The KPK has scheduled an examination of witnesses of corruption related to the management of a plan to use foreign workers (TKA) at the Ministry of Manpower," said Budi.

Budi has not yet detailed the material for the examination. However, information from VOI sources said that the anti-corruption commission investigators had sniffed out the role of the special staff (stafsus) of the Minister of Manpower (Kemnaker) for the 2019-2024 period in this case.

As for various searches, it was stated that Caswiyono and Risharyudi were special staff of the Minister of Manpower in the era of Ida Fauziyah. Meanwhile, Luqman was a special staff when Hanif Dhakiri took office.

For information, a politician from the National Awakening Party (PKB), Hanif Dhakiri served as Minister of Manpower in the 2013-2019 period. This position was then occupied by Ida Fauziyah from the same party in 2019-2024.

Previously reported, the KPK officially 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.

This case began when the order to extort the applicant was conveyed by Suhartono and Haryanto as former Director General of Binapenta and PKK of the Ministry of Manpower as well as two former Directors of PPTKA of the Ministry of Manpower Wisnu Pramono and Devi Angraeni. This request was later executed by Putri Citra Wahyoe, Jamal Shodiqin, and Alfa Eshad as verifiers.

The KPK called the mode by prioritizing foreign workers agents who gave money to take care of the Foreign Workers Use Plan (RPTKA) file. Meanwhile, those who did not give money were held back by the application were not even processed.