Allegations Of Corruption In The Ministry Of Manpower: Foreign Workers Entering Indonesia Are Palak When Administrative Management

Illustration of illegal workers (ANTARA)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named eight suspects for alleged corruption related to the placement of foreign workers or the management of the Plan for the Use of Foreign Workers (RPTKA). They are suspected of extorting or asking for money during the administrative management process.

"(It is suspected that when, red) administrative management there are costs that must be incurred outside of official costs that have been determined," said a VOI source during a conversation, Tuesday, May 27.

Still from the same source, it is suspected that there are hundreds of thousands of foreign workers who are forced to give it to make it easier when taking care of administration. This practice has occurred since 2019-2024.

"The information is that the amount of extortion since 2019-2024 is approximately IDR 50 billion," he said.

Meanwhile, KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo agreed that the extortion had occurred since 2019-2024. The results of the provisional calculation that the money collected from the proceeds of this crime are around IDR 53 billion," he said in a written statement to reporters.

As for now, the anti-corruption commission has not detailed who the eight suspects are in this case. However, from the information collected they are Haryanto and Suhartono as former Director General of Manpower Placement and Expansion of Job Opportunities (Binapenta and PKK).

Then also named a suspect is the WP as Director of the Directorate of Foreign Labor Licensing Control (PPTKA) of the Ministry of Manpower; GW who is the Head of the Sub-Directorate and the Commitment and Coordinating Officer; and PCW, JS, AE as staff. This determination is based on an investigation warrant (sprindik) signed by the KPK leadership.

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.

The search has been carried out at a number of locations in Jabodetabek on May 20-22. There were 11 cars and 2 motorbikes that were confiscated and have been transferred to the KPK Confiscated Property Storage House (Rupbasan), Cawang, South Jakarta on Monday, May 26.