KPK interrogates Indonesian Consulate Staff in Kuching regarding Silmy Karim case

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradancy Commission (KPK) interrogated a staff member from the Indonesian Consulate General (KJRI) in Kuching, Malaysia, with the initials THR, as a witness in the alleged extortion case involving former Deputy Minister of Immigration and Correctional Services, Silmy Karim, on Tuesday.

“That is correct, investigators are conducting follow-up examinations of one of the witnesses in the Imipas case,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo at the KPK Red and White Building, Jakarta, on Tuesday.

According to Budi, the KPK is examining the witness in their capacity as a former civil servant within the Directorate General of Immigration.

“The witness is being investigated in relation to their position while serving at the Directorate General of Immigration, specifically within the unit responsible for foreign national residence permits,” he said.

“Today’s examination of the witness also delves into the receipt or collection of funds conducted within the Directorate General of Immigration regarding services for foreign national residence permits,” he added.

The case originated when the KPK conducted a sting operation (OTT) related to alleged corruption in the processing of foreign national residence permits.

During the series of sting operations, Silmy Karim, who was serving as the Deputy Minister of Immigration and Correctional Services at the time, surrendered himself to the KPK.

On 4 June 2026, the KPK named eight individuals as suspects in the alleged extortion case involving foreign national residence permits for the 2022–2026 period within the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, which subsequently became the Ministry of Immigration and Correctional Services.

The six other suspects include the Head of the West Java Regional Office of the Directorate General of Immigration, Jaya Saputra; the Head of the Class I Special Non-TPI Immigration Office of West Jakarta, Ronald Arman Abdullah; the Head of the Sub-directorate of Residence Permits and Immigration Status, Tessar Bayu Setyaji and Bagus Bramantyo; the Head of the Limited Residence Permit Status Change Team, Juniadi Sri Priambudi; and a staff member of the Residence Permit Sub-directorate, Gusti Benardiansyah.

The KPK suspects that the suspects gained approximately Rp145.5 billion in profits from these extortion practices during the 2022–2026 period.