Immigration Minister Asks Staff to Support Legal Processes at the KPK

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister of Immigration and Corrections, Agus Andrianto, has requested that all of his staff be accommodating and support the legal processes involving officials within the Directorate General of Immigration.

Agus stated that his staff respect and fully support the legal processes carried out by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and are committed to being cooperative.

“We are obliged to support the ongoing legal processes, and I ask all parties to be accommodating in supporting these processes,” Agus said in a statement in Jakarta, Thursday.

He said that his institution is also opening access to data, documents, and information needed by investigators to accelerate the disclosure of cases thoroughly and transparently.

“What is happening now is also a momentum for us to improve and strengthen immigration governance to be cleaner, more transparent, and more accountable,” he said.

The Ministry of Immigration and Corrections has also suspended officials implicated in legal cases at the KPK from their positions as a form of internal disciplinary enforcement.

According to Agus, this step is taken to ensure that the legal process can run without obstacles, while also maintaining the smooth functioning of public services.

“We also ensure that immigration services to the public continue to run normally in all service units and are not affected by the ongoing legal process,” Agus affirmed.

Agus Andrianto also appealed to all parties to respect the ongoing legal process.

Previously, on June 3, 2026, the KPK initially confirmed that it had conducted a sting operation (OTT) at the West Jakarta Class I Special Non-TPI Immigration Office. The OTT was known to be the 11th operation during 2026.

In addition, the OTT was related to the alleged processing of residence permits for foreign nationals, namely the Permanent Stay Permit Card (KITAP) and the Limited Stay Permit Card (KITAS).

In the operation carried out from June 2-3, 2026, the KPK arrested 17 people, consisting of eight state officials or civil servants, and nine private individuals who acted as intermediaries in the processing of immigration documents.

Some of the 17 people are the Head of the West Jakarta Class I Special Non-TPI Immigration Office, Ronald Arman Abdullah, the Head of the West Java Regional Office of the Directorate General of Immigration, Jaya Saputra, who had served as Director of Residence Permits and Immigration Status for the period November 2024-October 2025, and the Acting Director General of Immigration for the period October 2024-April 2025, Saffar Muhammad Godam.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections, Silmy Karim, surrendered by coming to the KPK on Wednesday night, June 3, 2026.