Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 The first hearing in the alleged extortion case\nconcerning the processing of foreign nationals\u2019 residence permits, in\nwhich Silmy Karim, Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections for\n2024\u20132026, is a defendant, will be held at the Corruption Court of the\nCentral Jakarta District Court on Thursday (29 October).<\/p>\n
Central Jakarta District Court spokesperson Sunoto said the case was\nregistered under Case Number 81\/Pid.Sus-TPK\/2026\/PN Jkt.Pst.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe hearing is scheduled to begin at 10.00 WIB, with the reading of\nthe indictment on the agenda,\u201d Sunoto told reporters in Jakarta on\nThursday.<\/p>\n
Six other defendants will be tried at the same time: Tessar Bayu\nSetyaji and Bagus Bramantyo, heads of sections at the Directorate of\nResidence Permits and Immigration Status, and Juniadi Sri Priambudi,\nhead of the Limited Stay Permit Status Change Team.<\/p>\n
The other defendants are Saffar Muhammad Godam, acting Director\nGeneral of Immigration for 2024\u20132025; Jaya Saputra, head of the West\nJava regional office of the Directorate General of Immigration; and\nRonald Arman Abdullah, head of the West Jakarta Class I Special\nNon-Checkpoints Immigration Office.<\/p>\n
The case began when the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)\nconducted a sting operation over alleged corruption in the processing of\nforeign nationals\u2019 residence permits.<\/p>\n
As part of the operation, Silmy Karim, who was then Deputy Minister\nof Immigration and Corrections, turned himself in to the KPK.<\/p>\n
On 4 June 2026, the KPK named eight people as suspects in the alleged\nextortion of foreign nationals over residence permits from 2022 to 2026\nwithin the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, which later became the\nMinistry of Immigration and Corrections.<\/p>\n
Alongside Silmy Karim, who served as Director General of Immigration\nfrom 2023 to 2024, the KPK named Saffar Muhammad Godam, acting Director\nGeneral of Immigration from 2024 to 2025, as a suspect.<\/p>\n
The six other suspects were Jaya Saputra, head of the West Java\nregional office of the Directorate General of Immigration; Ronald Arman\nAbdullah, head of the West Jakarta Class I Special Non-Checkpoints\nImmigration Office; Tessar Bayu Setyaji and Bagus Bramantyo, heads of\nsections at the Directorate of Residence Permits and Immigration Status;\nJuniadi Sri Priambudi, head of the Limited Stay Permit Status Change\nTeam; and Gusti Benardiansyah, a staff member of the Residence Permit\nSubdirectorate.<\/p>\n
The KPK alleges that the suspects received a total of about Rp145.5\nbillion through the extortion scheme between 2022 and 2026.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/first-hearing-in-silmy-karim-extortion-case-set-for-next-thursday-1792644893", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }