Former Secretary General Of The Ministry Of Manpower Heri Sudarmanto Silenced After Being Examined By The KPK As A Suspect For Extorting Foreign Workers' Permits

Former Secretary General Of The Ministry Of Manpower (Kemnaker) Heri Sudarmanto/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - Former Secretary General of the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) Heri Sudarmanto chose to remain silent after undergoing an examination at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta today. Heri was questioned as a suspect in the alleged extortion of the Plan for the Use of Foreign Workers (RPTKA).

From observations in the field, Heri was seen leaving the lobby of the KPK office at around 13.57 WIB, Monday, November 10. He appeared accompanied by a number of parties and covered his face with a mask and wore a blue bomber jacket.

No statement was made by Heri regarding his examination. He chose to hurry up, "asked my lawyer," he said when he took a thousand steps.

Just like Heri, his lawyer also did not say anything. Meanwhile, KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said there were several things that investigators were investigating in the examination, including the procedure for issuing the RPTKA.

Kemudian, KPK juga mendalami soal pungutan uang kepada agent TKA untuk mengurus perizinan itu. Dalam pemeriksaan hari ini, penyidik mendalami prosedur penyewasan RPTKA di Kemenaker, ungkap Budi dalam keterangan tertulisnya.

"In addition, investigators also explored HS' knowledge regarding the unofficial levy of money to RPTKA applicants at the Ministry of Manpower, during the period concerned as Director of PPTKA and Director General of Binapenta and PKK," he continued.

Heri became a suspect after the KPK developed a case of extortion in the management of RPTKA. An investigation warrant (sprindik) was issued in October.

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 also confiscated several other assets, including Haryanto's house and rented house in the Cimanggis area, Depok, West Java and in the Sentul area, Bogor Regency, West Java.