KPK Finds SGD 8,500 in South Jakarta Immigration Chief's Office

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) found SGD 8,500 in the office of the Head of the South Jakarta Special Class I Non-TPI Immigration Office, Winarko. Acting Director of Investigations at the KPK, Achmad Taufik Husein, confirmed the discovery to journalists in Jakarta on Wednesday. The statement was made after KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo had only mentioned that the anti-corruption agency seized SGD 8,500 from the South Jakarta Immigration Office during a search on 4 August 2026. The KPK previously conducted a sting operation on 2-3 June 2026 related to alleged corruption in the processing of residence permits for foreign nationals. This operation was the 11th carried out by the KPK throughout 2026. On 4 June 2026, the KPK named eight suspects in an alleged extortion case involving the processing of residence permits for foreign nationals during the 2022-2026 period within the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, which later became the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections. The other suspects include the Head of the West Java Regional Office of the Directorate General of Immigration, Jaya Saputra; the Head of the West Jakarta Special Class I Non-TPI Immigration Office, Ronald Arman Abdullah; the Head of the Sub-Directorate of Stay Permits and Immigration Status, Tessar Bayu Setyaji and Bagus Bramantyo; the Head of the Limited Stay Permit Status Transfer Team, Juniadi Sri Priambudi; and Sub-Directorate of Stay Permits staff member, Gusti Benardiansyah. The KPK suspects the individuals obtained profits of approximately IDR 145.5 billion from the practice during the 2022-2026 period.