KPK Probes Alleged Payments from Bali Immigration Office in Silmy Karim Case

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradability Commission (KPK) is deepening its investigation into allegations of payments made from the Bali Immigration Office (Kanim) to parties at the central level regarding suspected corruption in the processing of foreign national (WNA) residence permits, which involves the Deputy Minister of Immigration and Correctional Services for the 2024–2026 period, Silmy Karim.

“There are allegations of levies from the Bali Immigration Office to be deposited to the centre,” said the Acting Director of Investigation at the KPK, Achmad Taufik Husein, to journalists in Jakarta on Thursday.

However, Taufik stated that investigators are still investigating the amount of the payments and the parties allegedly involved in the flow of funds.

“Regarding the amount of the deposits and which service agencies are involved, this is currently being worked on by the investigation team. We will update you later,” he said.

Previously, the KPK conducted a sting operation (OTT) related to suspected corruption in the processing of foreign national residence permits on 2–3 June 2026. This operation was the 11th sting operation conducted by the KPK throughout 2026.

In that operation, the KPK arrested 17 individuals, consisting of eight state officials or civil servants (ASN) and nine private parties suspected of acting as intermediaries in the processing of immigration documents.

Silmy Karim subsequently approached the KPK on 3 June 2026 to surrender himself.

On 4 June 2026, the KPK named eight suspects in the case of alleged extortion related to the processing of foreign national residence permits during the 2022–2026 period within the Directorate General of Immigration.

In addition to Silmy, who served as the Director General of Immigration for the 2023–2024 period, other suspects include the Acting Director General of Immigration for the 2024–2025 period, Saffar Muhammad Godam.

The KPK also named the Head of the West Java Regional Office of the Directorate General of Immigration, Jaya Saputra—who previously served as the Director of Residence Permits and Immigration Status for the 2024–2025 period—as a suspect.

Other suspects include the Head of the Special Class I Non-TPI Immigration Office of West Jakarta, Ronald Arman Abdullah; the Head of Sub-directorate of the Directorate of Residence Permits and Immigration Status, Tessar Bayu Setyaji and Bagus Bramantyo; the Head of the Limited Stay Permit (ITAS) Status Change Team, Juniadi Sri Priambudi; and Sub-directorate of Residence Permits staff, Gusti Benardiansyah.

The suspects allegedly gained profits of approximately Rp145.5 billion from these practices during the 2022–2026 period.