KPK: Suspect In TKA Extortion Case Allegedly Asks Agents To Purchase Assets In Banyumas

KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that there are suspects in the alleged extortion of processing permits for foreign workers (TKA) asking agents to buy assets.

KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said this allegation was investigated by examining Yuda Novendri Yustandra as President Director of PT Laman Davindro Bahman on Tuesday, August 19. He was examined as a witness at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.

"YNY's witness was investigated regarding the request for purchase of assets by the suspect to the agent who handled the RPTKA in question," Budi told reporters in a written statement quoted on Wednesday, August 20.

Budi did not specify what assets the suspect requested in this case. However, investigators have confiscated assets from Haryanto as the former Director General of Binapenta PKK of the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) last week.

The details are one plot of land and its building covering an area of 954 square meters in Banyumas Regency, Central Java; one plot of land and plants grew covering an area of 630 square meters in Banyumas Regency; and two plots of land with a total area of 1,336 square meters located in Banyumas Regency, Central Java.

"These assets are in the name of family, relatives, and other parties," said Budi.

Previously reported, the KPK has detained eight suspects suspected of extorting 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.

The following are the details of the receipt of extortion money carried out by the suspects:

1. Suhartono received IDR 460 million; 2. Haryanto received IDR 18 billion;3. Wisnu Pramono received IDR 580 million; 4. Devi Anggraeni received IDR 2.3 billion; 5. Gatot Widiarto received IDR 6.3 billion; 6. Putri Citra Wahyo received IDR 13.9 billion; 7. Alfa Eshad received IDR 1.8 billion; and 8. Jamal Shodiqin received IDR 1.1 billion.

Then there was money distributed to almost all employees at the PPTAK Directorate and referred to as two-weekly money. The nominal is said to reach Rp. 8.94 billion.