JAKARTA - The Presidential Palace finally spoke up in response to the storm of corruption cases that have successively ensnared state officials in the last two days. Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg) Prasetyo Hadi emphasized that the government fully respects the ongoing legal process, both at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Attorney General's Office.
This statement came after Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections (Wamen Imipas) Silmy Karim was officially detained by the KPK on Thursday, June 4. A day earlier, Wednesday, June 3, the Attorney General's Office also named three former leaders of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) as suspects in a different case.
"Of course the government respects the legal process that is being carried out by law enforcement officers, both the Prosecutor's Office and the KPK," said Prasetyo Hadi in a written statement to reporters in Jakarta, Thursday.
Prasetyo did not deny that the government was concerned about the series of legal cases that occurred in the last two days. He also reminded President Prabowo Subianto's commitment, who from the beginning had been firm and uncompromising in matters of eradicating corruption in the government environment.
"On various occasions, the President always reminds us all to fix ourselves and fight against corrupt practices in carrying out daily tasks," he said.
Regarding the status of the position of the Minister of Imipas, which is currently still attached to Silmy Karim, the Minister of State explained that this would be followed up immediately in accordance with the provisions of applicable laws and regulations. The palace is also moving quickly in coordination with the Minister of Imipas Agus Andrianto to ensure that the wheels of the organization in the new ministry continue to run normally.
"We have also communicated with the Minister of Imipas to ensure that this incident does not disrupt the service to the entire community," added Prasetyo.
Previously, a tense atmosphere enveloped the KPK Red and White Building, Jakarta, on Thursday morning. At around 08.36 WIB, Silmy Karim was seen leaving the building wearing an orange KPK-style prisoner vest towards the prisoner car.
Not alone, a number of other immigration officials also followed suit by wearing orange vests. They are the former Acting Director General of Immigration Saffar Muhammad Godam, Head of the Regional Office of the Directorate General of Immigration West Java Jaya Saputra, Head of the Immigration Office for Non-TPI Class I in West Jakarta Ronald Arman Abdullah, and four others suspected of being involved in the whirlpool of the alleged corruption case in the Immigration Directorate General.
On the other hand, the Attorney General's Office is also investigating a corruption case that has not lost public attention at the National Nutrition Agency (BGN). Three former leaders of the agency, namely the former Head of BGN Dadan Hindayana, as well as two former Deputy Heads of BGN, Lodewyk Pusung and Sony Sonjaya, were officially named suspects for alleged corruption in the management of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program in the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
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