Forensic Expert Reveals Ministry of Manpower Officials Received IDR 135 Billion in RPTKA Extortion

A forensic accounting expert from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Miftah Aulani Rahman, revealed that several officials from the Ministry of Manpower received IDR 135.29 billion related to the processing of Foreign Worker Employment Plan (RPTKA) permits.

This was conveyed by Miftah when he was presented by the KPK Public Prosecutor in the continued trial with eight defendants who are officials from the Ministry of Manpower, at the Corruption Court (Tipikor) at the Central Jakarta District Court (PN), Thursday (26/2).

The eight defendants are Gatot Widiartono, who served as the Head of the Maritime and Agriculture Sub-directorate of the Directorate General of Industrial Relations and Labor Placement and Expansion of Employment Opportunities (Ditjen Binapenta & PKK) from 2019-2021, as well as the PPK PPTKA from 2019-2024. He is also the Coordinator of the Analysis and Control of Foreign Workers Division of the PPTKA Directorate of the Ministry of Manpower from 2021-2025.

Then there are Putri Citra Wahyoe, Jamal Shodiqin, and Alfa Eshad, who are Staff at the PPTKA Directorate at the Ditjen Binapenta & PKK of the Ministry of Manpower from 2019-2024.

Then there is Suhartono, who served as the Director General of Binapenta & PPK of the Ministry of Manpower from 2020-2023, and Haryanto, who served as the Director of PPTKA from 2019-2024 and was appointed as the Director General of Binapenta from 2024-2025.

Furthermore, there is Wisnu Pramono, who served as the Director of PPTKA from 2017-2019, and Devi Angraeni, who served as the Coordinator of the Feasibility Test for the Approval of PPTKA from 2020-July 2024 and was appointed as the Director of PPTKA from 2024-2025.

“Regarding the analysis of these bank account records, what are the results, expert? Did any anomalies or additions to assets occur, as you explained earlier?” asked the prosecutor.

“In total, our calculations show a total of IDR 135 billion, Your Honor,” replied Miftah.

Miftah explained that the audit was conducted on several bank accounts managed by some of the defendants. These accounts were used to hold funds allegedly obtained from extortion from several RPTKA agencies.

Two clusters of receipts

Miftah divided the receipts into two clusters.

First, from small agency companies that submitted less than 50 RPTKAs, with payments made via bank transfer. Second, from large agency companies that made payments in cash.

“The total value in the holding accounts is approximately IDR 60 billion. This uses accounts managed by defendant PCW (Poetri Citra Wahyoe), including accounts managed by defendants Alfa Eshad, Jamal, and the coordinator, defendant Gatot, and defendant Devi,” said Miftah.

“Then, our calculations show that the value of cash given by large agencies to the Director of PPTKA, namely Mr. Wisnu Pramono and Mr. Haryanto, amounts to IDR 74.67 billion,” he added.

Miftah said that the IDR 60 billion from small agency companies consisted of IDR 46.6 billion stored in accounts managed by Poetri, Jamal, and Alfa Eshad. The remaining IDR 14 billion was stored in accounts managed by defendants Devi, Gatot, and Wisnu.

Next, Miftah broke down the IDR 46.6 billion based on the control of the defendants. The details are IDR 29.9 billion controlled by Poetri, IDR 15.99 billion controlled by Alfa Eshad, and IDR 685 million controlled by Jamal.

For the IDR 14 billion, Gatot controlled IDR 11.08 billion, Devi controlled IDR 2.8 billion, and Haryanto controlled IDR 125 million.

Miftah continued that there were at least seven large agency companies that were extorted. The total from this sector reached IDR 74.67 billion.

“This is during Wisnu Pramono’s term, amounting to IDR 23.97 billion, from March 8, 2017, to September 22, 2019. Meanwhile, during Mr. Haryanto’s term, it amounted to IDR 50.7 billion, from September 23, 2019, to May 29, 2024. So, the total is IDR 74.67 billion,” said Miftah.

Indictment

Quoted from the KPK prosecutor’s indictment, defendant Suhartono is suspected of receiving extortion money amounting to IDR 460 million from 2020-2023; Haryanto received IDR 84.7 billion and one unit of an Innova Reborn car with license plate B 1354 HKY from 2018-2025; Wisnu Pramono received IDR 25.1 billion and one unit of a Vespa Primavera motorcycle with license plate B 4880 BUQ from 2017-2019.

Then there is Devi Angraeni, who received IDR 3.25 billion from 2017-2025; Gatot Widiartono received IDR 9.47 billion from 2018-2025.

Furthermore, Putri Citra Wahyoe received IDR 6.39 billion from 2017-2025; Alfa Eshad received IDR 5.23 billion from 2017-2025; and Jamal Shodiqin received IDR 551.1 million from 2017-2025.

RPTKA is a permit for the use of foreign workers for specific positions and periods. Every employer is required to submit it to the Directorate General of Industrial Relations and Labor Placement and Expansion of Employment Opportunities of the Ministry of Manpower.

“That in the period from 2017 to 2025, there were 1,134,823 approvals of RPTKAs at the PPTKA Directorate with a fee of IDR 300,000 to IDR 800,000 per foreign worker, so that all the money collected from the business owners or agents of companies processing RPTKA permits amounted to IDR 135.29 billion,” said the KPK prosecutor while reading the indictment at the trial on Friday, December 12, 2025.

The defendants are charged with violating Article 12 paragraph e or Article 12 B in conjunction with Article 18 of the Law on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption (UU Tipikor) in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 sub-1 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code.