His House Was Searched Regarding Allegations Of Extortion Of Foreign Workers, KPK Summons Ministry Of Manpower Employees

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned the Coordinator for the Feasibility and Ratification of the Plan for the Use of Foreign Workers (RPTKA) of the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) Rizky Junianto today.

He will be questioned regarding allegations of extortion related to permits that must be pocketed by foreign workers. Meanwhile, Rizky Junianto had been questioned and his house was searched by investigators some time ago.

"The examination was carried out at the Red and White KPK RI building," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters in a written statement, Monday, October 27.

Budi has not detailed the material for Rizky Junianto's examination. However, he was examined in his capacity as a witness.

"The KPK has scheduled witness examination in the alleged criminal act of extortion in the management of the TKA Use Plan (RPTKA) within the Ministry of Manpower," he said.

Previously reported, the KPK 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.

From this case, the KPK has confiscated Harley Davidson from the former special staff of Ida Fauziyah while serving as Minister of Manpower, Risharyudi Triwibowo. The big motorbike was already at the KPK Confiscated Property Storage House (Rupbasan), Jalan Dewi Sartika, Cawang, East Jakarta after being brought by investigators on July 21.

In addition, investigators have also confiscated several other assets, including Haryanto's house and rented house.

The confiscated rented assets are in the Cimanggis area, Depok, West Java. Meanwhile, the houses are in the Sentul area, Bogor Regency, West Java.