KPK Examines 7 Witnesses in Malang to Trace Assets of Former Labour Ministry Secretary General Hery Sudarmanto

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) examined seven witnesses in Malang, East Java, on Wednesday (8/4/2026) to investigate the assets of former Secretary General of the Ministry of Manpower, Hery Sudarmanto (HS).

HS is a suspect in the alleged extortion case involving the processing of plans to employ foreign workers.

“The witnesses were questioned to support the tracing of assets belonging to one of the suspects in this case, namely Mr. HS,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to journalists in Jakarta on Thursday (9/4/2026).

Furthermore, the witnesses include Tonny Martanto, Ngatimin, and Kusni Rohmatun Nisak as private parties, Ni Ketut Sumedani and Handoko Soetikno as retirees, Prawiastuti Retno as a notary, and Winarno as a civil servant.

According to the KPK, eight individuals during the period from 2019–2024, or during the era of Labour Minister Ida Fauziyah, collected around Rp53.7 billion from extortion in the processing of RPTKA.

The KPK explained that RPTKA is a requirement that must be fulfilled by foreign workers in order to work in Indonesia.

If the RPTKA is not issued by the Ministry of Manpower, the issuance of work permits and residence permits will be delayed, resulting in foreign workers being fined Rp1 million per day.

As a result, RPTKA applicants are forced to give money to the suspects.

On 29 October 2025, the KPK announced the addition of a new suspect in the case, namely Hery Sudarmanto, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Manpower during Hanif Dhakiri’s tenure.