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        "id": 1738222,
        "msgid": "kpk-probes-money-flows-to-former-labour-ministry-secretary-general-during-examination-of-three-private-sector-1778694727",
        "date": "2026-05-14 00:15:58",
        "title": "KPK probes money flows to former Labour Ministry Secretary General during examination of three private sector witnesses",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating financial transactions linked to former Labour Ministry Secretary General Hery Sudarmanto by questioning three private sector witnesses involved in foreign worker permit processing. The probe forms part of a broader extortion case at the ministry, where officials allegedly collected Rp53.7 billion in bribes from 2019 to 2024 to expedite Rencana Penggunaan Tenaga Kerja Asing (RPTKA) documents, essential for foreign workers to obtain work and residency permits in Indonesia. This scandal, suspected to span multiple ministerial tenures since 2009, underscores ongoing corruption challenges within key government institutions.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is\nprobing money flows to former Secretary General of the Ministry of\nManpower Hery Sudarmanto (HS) while examining three private sector\nindividuals as witnesses on 12 May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this examination, investigators are gathering statements from the\nwitnesses regarding the flow of funds to suspect HS in connection with\nthe processing of Rencana Penggunaan Tenaga Kerja Asing (RPTKA)\ndocuments,\u201d said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to journalists in\nJakarta on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Budi stated that the three witnesses are PS, owner of PT Samyang\nIndonesia; BA, Director of PT Dienka Utama; and JB, an employee of PT\nLamindo Inter Service.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, on 5 June 2025, the KPK revealed the identities of eight\nsuspects in the extortion case related to RPTKA processing at the\nMinistry of Manpower, namely civil servants (ASN) at the ministry:\nSuhartono, Haryanto, Wisnu Pramono, Devi Anggraeni, Gatot Widiartono,\nPutri Citra Wahyoe, Jamal Shodiqin, and Alfa Eshad.<\/p>\n<p>According to the KPK, these eight individuals collected approximately\nRp53.7 billion from extortion in RPTKA processing over the period\n2019\u20132024, during the tenure of Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah.<\/p>\n<p>The KPK explained that RPTKA is a requirement that must be fulfilled\nby foreign workers to be able to work in Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>If the RPTKA is not issued by the Ministry of Manpower, the issuance\nof work permits and residency permits will be delayed, resulting in\nfines of Rp1 million per day for the foreign workers. Consequently,\nRPTKA applicants are compelled to pay money to the suspects.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the KPK revealed that the extortion case in RPTKA\nprocessing is suspected to have occurred since the era of Abdul Muhaimin\nIskandar, or Cak Imin, who served as Minister of Manpower and\nTransmigration from 2009-2014, continued by Hanif Dhakiri from\n2014-2019, and Ida Fauziyah from 2019-2024.<\/p>\n<p>On 29 October 2025, the KPK announced the addition of a new suspect\nin the case, namely the Secretary General of the Ministry of Manpower\nduring Hanif Dhakiri\u2019s era, Hery Sudarmanto.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-probes-money-flows-to-former-labour-ministry-secretary-general-during-examination-of-three-private-sector-1778694727",
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