KPK interrogates PT Artha Jaya Leonindo representatives regarding Silmy Karim case
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has interrogated representatives from PT Artha Jaya Leonindo as witnesses in the investigation into the alleged extortion of foreign national (WNA) residence permit processing, which implicates Silmy Karim.
“The interrogation took place at the KPK Red and White Building, involving JM as a representative of the private sector or PT Artha Jaya Leonindo,” stated KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to journalists in Jakarta on Monday.
According to KPK records as of 12:51 WIB, JM had responded to the investigators’ summons, arriving at the KPK Red and White Building at 09:33 WIB.
Previously, between 2–3 June 2026, the KPK conducted a sting operation (OTT) related to suspected corruption in the processing of foreign national residence permits.
During the operation, the KPK arrested 17 individuals, consisting of eight state officials or civil servants and nine private sector parties suspected of acting as intermediaries in the processing of immigration documents.
Silmy Karim, who was serving as the Deputy Minister of Immigration and Correctional Services at the time, subsequently approached the KPK on 3 June 2026 to surrender himself.
On 4 June 2026, the KPK named eight individuals as suspects in the alleged extortion case regarding foreign national residence permit processing for the 2022–2026 period within the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, which later transitioned into the Ministry of Immigration and Correctional Services.
In addition to Silmy Karim, who served as the Director General of Immigration for the 2023–2024 period, the KPK has named the Acting Director General of Immigration for the 2024–2025 period, Saffar Muhammad Godam, as a suspect.
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 staff from the Residence Permit Sub-directorate, Gusti Benardiansyah.
The KPK suspects that the suspects received approximately Rp145.5 billion from these extortion practices during the 2022–2026 period.
The funds are alleged to have originated from foreign nationals, service agencies, and sponsors involved in processing residence permit applications, and were received via cash, transfers, or through intermediaries.