KPK Raids Denpasar Immigration Office, Seizes Documents and Electronic Items

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted a search at the TPI Denpasar Immigration Office in Bali on Friday, 19 June 2026. KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo stated that investigators seized a number of electronic items and documents during the search. The KPK also seized similar objects when searching two other locations, namely PT Visa Empat Bali and CV Visa Agung Bali Teratai Promenade. The three locations were searched as part of a series of raids in Bali from 17 to 19 June 2026. “The seized evidence will subsequently be analysed by investigators to shed light on this case,” Budi told reporters on Saturday, 20 June 2026. Budi explained that on 19 June 2026, KPK investigators examined Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections for the 2024-2026 period, Silmy Karim (SK), as a suspect in the alleged extortion case related to the processing of residence permits for foreign nationals. “The examination material relates to the alleged receipt by SK of proceeds from extortion and gratuities, and confirmation regarding the origins of assets that have been seized,” he disclosed. Previously, on 2-3 June, the KPK conducted a sting operation (OTT) related to alleged corruption in the processing of foreign nationals’ residence permits. This operation was the 11th OTT carried out 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 for immigration document processing. Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections Silmy Karim visited the KPK on 3 June 2026 to surrender himself. On 4 June 2026, the KPK named eight individuals as suspects in the case of alleged extortion in the processing of foreign nationals’ residence permits during the 2022-2026 period within the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, which later transitioned to the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections. The suspects are alleged to have obtained profits amounting to Rp145.5 billion from the practice. The eight suspects include Silmy Karim, who previously served as Director General of Immigration for the 2023-2024 period; Acting Director General of Immigration for the 2024-2025 period Saffar Muhammad Godam; Head of the West Java Directorate General of Immigration Regional Office Jaya Saputra, who previously served as Director of Residence Permits and Immigration Status; and Head of the West Jakarta Class I Special Non-TPI Immigration Office Ronald Arman Abdullah.