JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will investigate whether there has been any attempt to remove evidence of alleged extortion related to residence permits for foreign nationals (WNA) carried out by the inactive Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections (Imipas) Silmy Karim when his whereabouts are unknown.
Silmy Karim is known to have been sought when the KPK carried out a series of hand-in-hand operations (OTT) on Wednesday, June 3. His whereabouts were not detected until he finally surrendered to the KPK Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta at night.
"Yes, it is true that the team in the field had been looking for it. But were there any efforts made before the person concerned attended or attended the KPK building, which will also become the material for further investigation by investigators," said Acting Director of Investigation Achmad Taufik Hasan to reporters at a press conference at the KPK Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, quoted Friday, June 5.
Taufik said Silmy could be charged with obstructing the investigation if he actually removed evidence. "That is, if there really is, yes, we will also delve into the imposition of other articles," he said.
"But now (who, ed) it has been confirmed that the person concerned has roles (in the alleged extortion, ed) which were then designated as suspects. That is what we have, for the time being," continued Taufik.
Silmy is currently a KPK detainee in the WNA residence permit extortion case. He was named a suspect along with Acting Director General of Immigration 2024-2025 Saffar Muhammad Godam; Head of the Regional Office (Kakanwil) of the Directorate General of Immigration West Java who previously served as Director of Residence Permits and Immigration Status of the Immigration Directorate Jaya Saputra; and the Sub-Directorate of Residence Permit Status in the Directorate of Residence Permits and Immigration Status of the Immigration Directorate Tessar Bayu Setyaji;
Then, he was also named a suspect along with the Deputy Director of the Directorate of Residence Permits, Bagus Bramantyo; Head of the Central Jakarta Immigration Office 2024-2025 and Head of the West Jakarta Special Non-TPI Class I Immigration Office 2025-2026, Ronald Arman Abdullah; Head of the ITAS Status Transfer Team, Juniadi Sri Priambudi; and Staff of the Residence Permit Sub-Directorate I, Gusti Benardiansyah.
Silmy is said to have received money from the extortion of the management of residence permits for foreign nationals (WNA) since the Director General of Immigration for the period 2023-2024. He even continued to receive it even though he had been sworn in as Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections (Imipas).
The receipt made by Silmy is said to be worth Rp. 100 million per week. As a result of his actions, he and seven other suspects are suspected of violating Article 12 letter e and/or Article 12B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Jo. Article 20 letter c of Law No. 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code.
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