KPK probes money flows to former Labour Ministry Secretary General during examination of three private sector witnesses

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is probing money flows to former Secretary General of the Ministry of Manpower Hery Sudarmanto (HS) while examining three private sector individuals as witnesses on 12 May 2026.

“In this examination, investigators are gathering statements from the witnesses regarding the flow of funds to suspect HS in connection with the processing of Rencana Penggunaan Tenaga Kerja Asing (RPTKA) documents,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to journalists in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Budi stated that the three witnesses are PS, owner of PT Samyang Indonesia; BA, Director of PT Dienka Utama; and JB, an employee of PT Lamindo Inter Service.

Previously, on 5 June 2025, the KPK revealed the identities of eight suspects in the extortion case related to RPTKA processing at the Ministry of Manpower, namely civil servants (ASN) at the ministry: Suhartono, Haryanto, Wisnu Pramono, Devi Anggraeni, Gatot Widiartono, Putri Citra Wahyoe, Jamal Shodiqin, and Alfa Eshad.

According to the KPK, these eight individuals collected approximately Rp53.7 billion from extortion in RPTKA processing over the period 2019–2024, during the tenure of Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah.

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

If the RPTKA is not issued by the Ministry of Manpower, the issuance of work permits and residency permits will be delayed, resulting in fines of Rp1 million per day for the foreign workers. Consequently, RPTKA applicants are compelled to pay money to the suspects.

Furthermore, the KPK revealed that the extortion case in RPTKA processing is suspected to have occurred since the era of Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar, or Cak Imin, who served as Minister of Manpower and Transmigration from 2009-2014, continued by Hanif Dhakiri from 2014-2019, and Ida Fauziyah from 2019-2024.

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