KPK Begins Summoning Witnesses in Immigration Extortion Case Involving Silmy Karim et al.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has begun summoning witnesses in a suspected extortion case at the Directorate General of Immigration involving Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections for the 2024-2026 period, Silmy Karim, and seven other suspects. “The KPK has scheduled witness examinations regarding alleged extortion linked to the processing of residence permits for foreign nationals at the Directorate General of Immigration from 2022 to 2026,” KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo told journalists in Jakarta on Wednesday. According to Budi, the KPK summoned 11 witnesses for examination at the KPK’s Merah Putih Building in Jakarta on Wednesday. The witnesses include RDS, a private sector individual, IR and FQ, Operational and Finance Staff at PT 1688 Prima, as well as eight civil servants from the West Jakarta Special Class I Non-TPI Immigration Office. Previously, on 2-3 June 2026, the KPK conducted a sting operation related to alleged corruption in the processing of foreign nationals’ residence permits. The operation was the 11th sting operation carried out by the KPK throughout 2026. During the operation, the KPK arrested 17 individuals consisting of eight state officials or civil servants and nine private sector individuals suspected of acting as intermediaries for immigration document processing. Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections Silmy Karim visited the KPK on 3 June 2026 to surrender himself. The suspects allegedly obtained profits amounting to Rp145.5 billion from the practice. The eight suspects include Silmy Karim, who previously served as Director General of Immigration for the 2023-2024 period; Acting Director General of Immigration for the 2024-2025 period, Saffar Muhammad Godam; Head of the West Java Regional Office of the Directorate General of Immigration, Jaya Saputra, who also served as Director of Residence Permits and Immigration Status for the 2024-2025 period; and Head of the West Jakarta Special Class I Non-TPI Immigration Office, Ronald Arman Abdullah. Other suspects are Head of Sub-Directorate at the Directorate of Residence Permits and Immigration Status, Tessar Bayu Setyaji and Bagus Bramantyo; Head of the Limited Stay Permit Status Transfer Team, Juniadi Sri Priambudi; and Staff of the Residence Permit Sub-Directorate, Gusti Benardiansyah.