Today, the fate of 8 defendants in the TKA Labor Ministry extortion case was sentenced in the Tipikor Court.

The suspects extortion in the management of the Foreign Manpower Utilization Plan (RPTKA) of the Ministry of Manpower at the Jakarta Corruption Court (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - A total of eight defendants in the alleged extortion case in the management of the Foreign Manpower Use Plan (RPTKA) permit at the Ministry of Manpower (Kemenaker) will face a verdict hearing at the Corruption Court (Tipikor) Jakarta, Wednesday, April 22.

Quoted by Antara, Wednesday morning, the sentencing hearing was scheduled to be chaired by Chief Judge Lucy Ermawati starting at 10.00 WIB.

The eight defendants consist of a number of officials and civil servants (ASN) in the environment of the Directorate General of Manpower Placement and Employment Expansion (Binapenta and PKK) of the Ministry of Manpower, including the former Director General of Binapenta and PKK for the period 2020-2023, Suhartono.

In addition, the other defendants are Putri Citra Wahyoe, Jamal Shodiqin, Alfa Eshad, Devi Angraeni, Gatot Widiartono, Haryanto, and Wisnu Pramono.

Previously, the public prosecutor (JPU) demanded the defendants with varying prison sentences, ranging from 4 years to 9 years and 6 months.

In detail, Suhartono was sentenced to 4 years in prison; Putri, Jamal, and Alfa each 6 years; Devi 6 years 6 months; Gatot 7 years; and Haryanto and Wisnu each 9 years 6 months.

In addition to the body's punishment, the defendants are also required to pay fines ranging from IDR 150 million to IDR 700 million, with the provision of a prison sentence if not paid.

The prosecutor also demanded additional criminal penalties in the form of substitute money with varying values. Haryanto is required to pay Rp84.72 billion, Wisnu Rp25.2 billion, Gatot Rp9.48 billion, Devi Rp3.25 billion, Putri Rp6.39 billion, Jamal Rp551.16 million, and Alfa Rp5.24 billion.

In this case, the eight defendants are charged with extortion against the RPTKA permit management company's agents throughout 2017-2025 with a total of IDR 135.29 billion.

Not only money, the defendants are also suspected of asking for a number of items, including one unit of a Toyota Innova Reborn car and a Vespa Primavera 150 ABS motorcycle.

The extortion was carried out by forcing agents and employers to give money or goods, with the threat that the RPTKA application would not be processed if the request was not met.

For their actions, the defendants were charged with Article 12 letter e or Article 12B in conjunction with Article 18 of the Corruption Crime Law together with Article 55 paragraph (1) ke-1 and Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.