Gebrakan Perdana, 365 Immigration and Prison Officers Disiplin Pelanggar 'Buang' ke Nusakambangan

A number of inmates in the process of being transferred to the Nusakambangan Penitentiary (Ministry of Imipas doc)

JAKARTA - The Inspector General of the Ministry of Immigration and Correction (Itjen Kemenimipas) took extreme steps to restore the integrity of its ranks by sending 365 employees who were subject to disciplinary sanctions to Nusakambangan Island.

This mental training program is the first time that the new ministry has carried out, where violators of the rules from both immigration and correctional elements are forged specifically on the prison island.

The Inspector General of the Ministry of Manpower, Yan Sultra Indrajaya, emphasized that this step was not merely an additional punishment, but a deep effort to improve performance and encourage significant behavioral changes.

"This is a program that has been implemented for the first time by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, both corrections officers and immigration officers who have been disciplined by the convicts at Nusakambangan Island," said Yan, quoted from ANTARA, Thursday, April 30, 2026.

Throughout the period from October 2024 to April 2026, the Kemenimipas recorded a total of 774 cases of disciplinary violations that were taken seriously and transparently.

Of this number, 212 employees were given light sentences, 341 were given medium sentences, and 159 employees received heavy sentences.

Yan explained that the most violations occurred in the front line of public services and security, involving ASN in the productive age range of 30 to 40 years, and touching the ranks of structural officials from level IV to the head of the regional office.

The ministry's firmness was also proven by the disrespectful dismissal of 71 employees due to serious violations, such as criminal acts, chronic absenteeism, to violations of marriage provisions.

The entire process of imposing sanctions is ensured to refer to Government Regulation Number 94 of 2021. Yan emphasized that sanctions were given carefully and proportionally to the level of error. "The violations committed by employees must be considered carefully and the sanctions imposed must be commensurate with the level of error," he added.

As a long-term step, the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration is now strengthening the prevention system through risk management, employee profiling, to lifestyle supervision.

The optimization of the role of internal compliance units and the development of integrity zones is expected to be able to reduce the number of violations in the future.

Yan Sultra closed his statement with a stern warning that there would be no room for protection for violators of the rules in his institution.

"Kemenimipas emphasizes that there is no tolerance for violations and no protection for violators. Discipline enforcement is carried out transparently, objectively, and not selective," he concluded.