JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to move to track assets belonging to the former Secretary General of the Ministry of Manpower (Kemenaker), Hery Sudarmanto (HS).
This step is part of the investigation into the alleged extortion case in the management of the Foreign Manpower Utilization Plan (RPTKA) involving a number of officials in the ministry.
In tracing the flow of funds and ownership of HS assets, investigators examined seven witnesses in Malang, East Java, on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo explained that the marathon examination was carried out to strengthen evidence related to the former Sesjen's wealth, which was allegedly derived from criminal acts.
"Witnesses are asked for information for the needs of tracing the assets of one of the suspects in this case, namely HS's brother," Budi told journalists in Jakarta, quoted from ANTARA, Thursday, April 9.
The seven witnesses whose statements were excavated consisted of various backgrounds, ranging from private parties, namely Tonny Martanto, Ngatimin, and Kusni Rohmatun Nisak, to retired people such as Ni Ketut Sumedani and Handoko Soetikno.
In addition, investigators also summoned a notary named Prawiastuti Retno and a state civil servant (ASN) named Winarno to trace documents on the ownership of suspicious assets.
This scandal has previously dragged eight ASN Kemenaker as suspects since June 2025, who allegedly collected forged money up to Rp53.7 billion during the period 2019-2024.
The modus operandi used is to hinder the issuance of RPTKA, so that applicants are forced to pay a certain amount of money so as not to be subject to a late fee of Rp. 1 million per day.
The KPK revealed that this practice of lancung was suspected to have occurred since the era of Minister Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar (2009-2014), continuing into the era of Hanif Dhakiri (2014-2019), until the term of Ida Fauziyah (2019-2024).
Hery Sudarmanto himself was named a new suspect on October 29, 2025 in his capacity as Secretary General of the Ministry of Manpower in the era of Hanif Dhakiri.
Until now, the anti-corruption agency is still investigating the involvement of other parties and focusing on efforts to recover assets from the results of the bureaucratic crime.
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