The Government Has Not Planned to Fill the Vacant Position of Wamen Imipas

Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi during a press conference at the DPR building, Jakarta, Saturday (6/6/2026). ANTARA/Bagus Ahmad Rizaldi

JAKARTA - The Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg) Prasetyo Hadi said the government has not planned to fill the vacancy of the Deputy Minister (Wamen) of Immigration and Corrections (Imipas), after Silmy Karim was entangled in a corruption case.

"No, no," said Prasetyo as quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, June 6.

He explained that the position left by the official who was involved in the legal problem was the position of deputy minister, so that the activities or duties of the ministry which were carried out by the minister could still run normally.

In the future, he said the government would also consider appointing a new deputy minister to fill the vacancy. This, he said, would be done after evaluation.

"Later we will see after we evaluate. I think there is still no problem," said Prasetyo.

Previously, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) detained Silmy and seven state civil servants who had or were serving at the Ministry of Imipas for alleged extortion.

Silmy allegedly received a regular allowance of money from the alleged extortion of foreign nationals' residence permits of around Rp. 100 million per week since he served as Director General of Immigration at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights in 2023-2024.

Then, the KPK also suspected that Silmy still received money from the alleged extortion while serving as deputy minister.

The KPK also searched and transported a motorcycle, a bicycle, and a luxury car from the residence of former Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections Silmy Karim.

Two Harley Davidson moge and one Ducati and two Porsche cars were transported out of the house located in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, on Friday (5/7) evening, after investigators conducted a five-hour search.