The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Has Determined That The Former Secretary General Of The Ministry Of Manpower Heri Sudarmanto Is A Suspect In The Allegation Of Extortion Of Foreign Workers' Permits

KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named the former Secretary General of the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) Heri Sudarmanto as a suspect in the alleged extortion of the Plan for the Use of Foreign Workers (RPTKA).

KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said the determination of the suspect was carried out after investigators developed a extortion case that charged eight suspects. The investigation warrant (sprindik) was issued in October.

"KPK has named one new suspect, HS as the former Secretary General of the Ministry of Manpower," Budi said in a written statement, Wednesday, October 29.

Budi has not detailed the role of Heri in this case. Exposure will usually be conveyed when the detention is carried out.

Meanwhile, Heri was questioned by KPK investigators on June 11. At that time, he was asked to be present as a witness at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.

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.