The Corruption Eradancy Commission (KPK) has interrogated Romy\nHermawan, a lecturer at Universitas Brawijaya (UB), who served as the\ndoctoral supervisor for former Deputy Minister of Imipas, Silmy Karim.\nThe KPK is investigating allegations that Karim provided regular\nmonetary payments to Romy during their academic supervision\nmeetings.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe witness, RM from Universitas Brawijaya, is being investigated in\nrelation to the suspected flow of funds from the suspect in the\nimmigration case. It is alleged that the suspect provided regular sums\nof money during study supervision sessions at Universitas Brawijaya.\nThese payments were made to the witness in question,\u201d stated KPK\nspokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters on Wednesday (30\/9\/2026).<\/p>\n
Budi noted that investigators are also tracing the origin of the\nfunds provided by Silmy to Romy. It is suspected that the money was\nsourced from extortion related to limited stay permits for foreign\nnationals and other illegal receipts involved in the case against\nSilmy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis pertains to the tracing of money flows. The funds allegedly\nprovided by SK to RM, who is currently being examined, are suspected to\nhave been collected from deposits made within the Directorate General of\nImmigration environment,\u201d said Budi.<\/p>\n
He added, \u201cWhether these deposits are related to services or levies\nfrom subordinates, they were collected as \u2018tactical funds.\u2019 These funds\nwere allegedly used by SK to provide payments to RM in his capacity as a\nlecturer at Universitas Brawijaya during the context of the study\nsupervision provided by SK.\u201d<\/p>\n
Budi also stated that investigators are still working to determine\nthe exact amount of each payment made by Silmy to Romy. \u201cThe total\namount is still being calculated because these deposits or gifts were\nallegedly made routinely during every supervision session,\u201d he\nconcluded.<\/p>\n
Romy was interrogated by the KPK yesterday as a witness in the\nalleged extortion case involving foreign national limited stay permits.\nRomy was originally scheduled for questioning last week but was unable\nto attend, leading to the rescheduled session.<\/p>\n
In this case, the KPK has named eight individuals as suspects and has\nseized assets totalling approximately Rp 150 billion. \u201cAs of today, the\nteam has seized several assets, recorded at approximately Rp 150\nbillion, consisting of movable and immovable assets, including vehicles,\nland, and buildings,\u201d said Acting Director of KPK Investigations, Achmad\nTaufik Husein, during a press conference on Wednesday (19\/8).<\/p>\n
The extortion case involving foreign national stay permits is\nsuspected to have occurred since Silmy Karim served as the Director\nGeneral of Immigration in 2023. The KPK estimates the total funds\ncollected in this case reach Rp 145.5 billion, with suspicions that\nSilmy received a weekly quota of Rp 100 million.<\/p>\n
The eight suspects in this case are:<\/p>\n
Former Deputy Minister of Imipas 2025-2026 and Director General\nof Imipas 2023-2024, Silmy Karim (SK)<\/p><\/li>\n
Acting Director General of Immigration 2024-2025, Saffar Muhammad\nGodam (SMG)<\/p><\/li>\n
Director of Stay Permits and Immigration Status, Directorate\nGeneral of Immigration, Jaya Saputra (JS)<\/p><\/li>\n
Head of Sub-directorate for Change of Stay Permit Status,\nDirectorate of Stay Permits and Immigration Status, Tessar Bayu Setyaji\n(TBS)<\/p><\/li>\n
Head of Sub-directorate in the Directorate of Stay Permits, Bagus\nBramantyo (BGS)<\/p><\/li>\n
Head of Central Jakarta Immigration Office 2024-2025 and Head of\nClass I Special Non-TPI West Jakarta Immigration Office 2025-2026,\nRonald Arman Abdullah (RAA)<\/p><\/li>\n
Head of the ITAS Status Change Team, Juniadi Sri Priambudi\n(JSP)<\/p><\/li>\n
Staff of the Stay Permit Sub-directorate, Gusti Benar<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-suspects-ub-lecturer-received-payments-from-silmy-karim-during-phd-supervision-1790737191", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }