JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto officially removed Silmy Karim from his position as Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections (Wamen Imipas) following the determination of Silmy's suspects by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) regarding alleged extortion and gratification.
"We convey this afternoon, the President has signed the letter of termination (Silmy as Wamen Imipas, ed.)," said State Secretary (Mensesneg) Prasetyo Hadi, Thursday, June 4, reported by ANTARA.
Prasetyo Hadi also expressed the government's appreciation to all law enforcement officers who have worked hard to fight corruption.
"Let us express our appreciation to all law enforcement officers, both the Prosecutor's Office, the Police, and the Corruption Eradication Commission, who continue to work hard to fight corruption," said Prasetyo.
When asked about Silmy's replacement, Pras, Prasetyo's popular nickname, replied that the President had not yet appointed his replacement.
"For the time being, it has not been decided who will replace the task because the daily tasks can still be carried out of course by the Minister," said Prasetyo Hadi.
Pras emphasized that his party had also coordinated directly with the Minister of Immigration and Corrections Agus Andrianto so that the incident of Silmy's arrest did not disrupt services in the Immigration and Corrections Ministry environment.
The KPK announced a case of alleged extortion in the management of residence permits for foreign nationals at the Directorate General of Immigration which ensnared Deputy Minister of Immigration and Correction Silmy Karim occurred during the period 2022-2026.
"Tempus (time of the incident, ed.) the incident was in 2022 to 2026," said KPK Chairman Setyo Budiyanto at the KPK Red and White Building, Jakarta, Thursday.
Thus, Setyo said the case occurred when the Directorate General of Immigration was still in the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, which then moved to the Ministry of Immigration and Correction.
Previously, the KPK initially on June 3, 2026, confirmed that it had carried out a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) in the environment of the West Jakarta Special Class I Immigration Office. The OTT is known to be the 11th during 2026.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
