JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to investigate allegations of extortion of foreign citizen residence permits (WNA) in the Immigration Directorate General, Ministry of Immigration and Correction (Imipas). There were 11 witnesses who were examined on Wednesday, June 17.
"All witnesses were present, the investigators confirmed the findings of evidence in the series of events caught on hand," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters through his written statement quoted on Saturday, June 20.
The dozens of witnesses examined were the Head of the Immigration Status Section, Zainul Fikri, the Head of the Living Permit and Immigration Status Section, Widhi Deniartomo Asisona, the Head of the Service and Verification of Travel Documents Section, Ernawati, the Head of the Verification and Adjudication of Travel Documents Section, Iqbal Radipta Maulistiqlal, the Head of the Intelligence Section, Yoga Kharisma Suhud, and Haryo Sampurno Ridhomukti, Deny Arli Asmara, and Dony Indra Kusuma. They are employees of the West Jakarta Special Immigration Office.
Meanwhile, the other three witnesses are from the private sector, namely the Coordinator of the Kanim Field, West Jakarta, Rachmawati Dewi Supeni, as well as two operational and financial staff of PT 1688 Prima, Imas Rismaya and Felia Qintara. They underwent examination at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.
In addition to confirming the findings of the hand-in-hand operation (OTT), investigators also investigated the alleged flow of money received by the suspects, especially those related to immigration services in the West Jakarta area.
"Understanding the mechanism for receiving extortion money, especially for the Kanim Jakbar work area," said Budi.
The KPK previously named eight suspects from a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) related to the residence permits of foreign nationals (WNA) in the environment of the Ministry of Immigration and Correction on Wednesday, June 3. The details are as follows:
1. Wamen Imipas 2025-2026 who is also the Director General (Dirjen) of Imipas 2023-2024 Silmy Karim;
2. Acting Director General of Immigration 2024-2025 Saffar Muhammad Godam;
3. 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 Directorate General of Immigration Jaya Saputra;
4. Sub-Directorate of Change of Status of Residence at the Directorate of Residence Permits and Immigration Status of the Directorate General of Immigration, Tessar Bayu Setyaji;
5. Kasubdit at the Directorate of Residence Permits Bagus Bramantyo;
6. Head of the Central Jakarta Immigration Office 2024-2025 and Head of the Special Class I Immigration Office for Non-TPI West Jakarta 2025-2026 Ronald Arman Abdullah;
7. Head of the ITAS Status Change Team, Juniadi Sri Priambudi; and
8. Staff of the Sub-Directorate Izin Tinggal Gusti Benardiansyah.
During the silent operation, the KPK team seized evidence worth Rp. 17.5 billion. The details are 7 units of cars, 15 units of motorcycles, 11 units of bicycles, balances in bank accounts and crypto asset accounts, as well as a number of foreign currencies.
Then, the KPK also seized several units of bicycles; 4 large motor units, three of which are Harley-Davidson; 2 red and silver Porsche 911 cars; and 5 vespa matic motorcycles from Silmy Karim's house in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta on Friday, June 5. All of these items were taken to the State Seized Property Storage House (Rupbasan) Cawang, East Jakarta.
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 was worth Rp. 100 million per week. As a result of his actions, he and seven other suspects were suspected of violating Article 12 letter e and/or Article 12B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes Jo. Article 20 letter c of Law No. 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code.
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