KPK Raids Denpasar Immigration Office, Seizes Documents and Electronic Items

The Corruption Eradification Commission (KPK) conducted a raid at the Denpasar I TPI Immigration Office in Bali on Friday, 19 June 2026.

KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo stated that the agency seized several pieces of electronic evidence and documents during the search. In addition, the KPK seized similar items while raiding two other locations, namely PT Visa Empat Bali and CV Visa Agung Bali Teratai Promenade. These three locations were part of a series of raids conducted in Bali between 17 and 19 June 2026.

“The seized evidence will subsequently be analysed by investigators to bring clarity to this case,” Budi told reporters on Saturday, 20 June 2026.

Budi explained that on 19 June 2026, KPK investigators examined the Deputy Minister of Immigration and Correctional Services for the 2024-2026 period, Silmy Karim (SK), who is a suspect in an alleged extortion case involving the processing of foreign national stay permits. “The examination material relates to the alleged receipt of extortion and gratifications by SK, as well as confirmation regarding the origin of the seized assets,” he said.

Previously, on 2-3 June 2026, the KPK conducted a sting operation (OTT) regarding alleged corruption in the processing of stay permits for foreign nationals. This operation marked the 11th sting operation conducted by the KPK throughout 2026.

During 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.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Minister of Immigration and Correctional Services, Silmy Karim, arrived at 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 involving foreign national stay permits during the 2022-2026 period within the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, which later transitioned to the Ministry of Immigration and Correctional Services. The suspects allegedly gained profits amounting to Rp145.5 billion from these practices.

The eight suspects include Silmy Karim, who served as the 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 Regional Office of the Directorate General of Immigration, Jaya Saputra, who previously served as Director of Stay Permits and Immigration Status for 2024–2025; and the Head of the Class I Special Non-TPI Immigration Office of West Jakarta, Ronald Arman Abdullah.