KPK Investigate The Role Of Special Staff Hanif Dhabiri In The Ministry Of Manpower's TKA Permit Case

Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Building

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has scheduled the examination of three special staff of Hanif Dhabiri while serving as Minister of Manpower. They were questioned as witnesses in a extortion case related to the processing of permits for foreign workers at the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker).

The investigation was carried out at the KPK's Red and White building, KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo told reporters in a written statement, Tuesday, July 15.

Budi detailed that the three special staff questioned were Maria Magdalena S., Nur Nadlifah, and Mafirion. "KPK has scheduled witness examinations," he said.

Currently, only Maria and Nadlifah are present at the anti-corruption commission office. Meanwhile, Mafirion has not been seen to have fulfilled the summons.

As for a number of searches, Maria along with two other witnesses staffed the Minister of Manpower around 2016-2019. At that time, the Ministry of Manpower was still led by Hanif Dhakiri who was a politician from the National Awakening Party (PKB).

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.