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    "data": {
        "id": 1785374,
        "msgid": "kpk-immigration-case-systemic-extortion-occurred-from-central-to-regional-levels-1780599084",
        "date": "2026-06-04 22:35:17",
        "title": "KPK: Immigration Case Systemic, Extortion Occurred from Central to Regional Levels",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has declared the alleged extortion case within the Directorate General of Immigration to be systemic, revealing that the criminal activity extended from the central ministry down to regional offices. A total of 17 individuals were arrested, including top officials such as the former acting Director General and the Deputy Minister of Immigration. The suspects are alleged to have amassed Rp145.5 billion through a scheme involving illegal levies on foreign nationals' stay permits between 2022 and 2026.",
        "content": "<p>The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) considers the alleged\nextortion case within the Directorate General of Immigration to be\nsystemic, with the criminal acts occurring not only at the central level\nbut also in the regions. \u201cSo, those in the regions, at the immigration\noffices, they were also asking for money,\u201d said KPK Chairman Setyo\nBudiyanto at the KPK\u2019s Merah Putih Building in Jakarta on Thursday. He\nstated that this is why the KPK\u2019s hand arrest operations (OTT) between\n2-3 June 2026 did not only target officials at the central or ministry\nlevel. \u201cThat is why yesterday\u2019s activities were not only in Jakarta, but\nalso in several other places,\u201d he said. Furthermore, he explained that\nthe KPK views the alleged extortion by Immigration as systemic because\nthere was a chain of command from top-level officials downwards, as well\nas a flow of money from the lower ranks upwards. \u201cThe command process is\ntop-down, while the money or the deposit process is bottom-up, from the\nbottom to the top. They collected it at the bottom using several nominee\naccounts, such as those belonging to office boys, cleaning service\nstaff, or relatives,\u201d he stated. During the operation, the KPK arrested\n17 people consisting of eight state administrators or civil servants,\nand nine private sector individuals who acted as intermediaries in the\nprocessing of immigration documents. Among the 17 individuals were the\nHead of the West Jakarta Class I Special Non-TPI Immigration Office,\nRonald Arman Abdullah; the Head of the West Java Regional Office of the\nDirectorate General of Immigration, Jaya Saputra, who had served as\nDirector of Stay Permits and Immigration Status from November 2024 to\nOctober 2025; and the Acting Director General of Immigration for the\nperiod October 2024 to April 2025, Saffar Muhammad Godam. Meanwhile,\nDeputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections, Silmy Karim, surrendered\nhimself by visiting the KPK on 3 June 2026. On 4 June 2026, Silmy Karim,\nSaffar Muhammad Godam, Jaya Saputra, Ronald Arman Abdullah, and four\nother individuals were officially named as suspects and detained by the\nKPK after appearing in the anti-corruption body\u2019s orange vests. The four\nothers are the Head of Sub-Directorate at the Directorate of Stay\nPermits and Immigration Status, Tessar Bayu Setyaji and Bagus Bramantyo;\nthe Head of the ITAS Status Transfer Team, Juniadi Sri Priambudi; and a\nstaff member of the Stay Permit Sub-Directorate, Gusti Benardiansyah.\nThey were named as suspects by the KPK in an alleged extortion case\nrelated to the processing of foreign nationals\u2019 stay permits during\n2022-2026, which occurred within the Ministry of Law and Human Rights\nbefore shifting to the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections. They are\nsuspected of amassing Rp145.5 billion during that period.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-immigration-case-systemic-extortion-occurred-from-central-to-regional-levels-1780599084",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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