KPK Receives Information on Alleged Extortion at Immigration Offices in Several Regions

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has acknowledged receiving information regarding alleged extortion within immigration offices in several regions. KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo stated that the information was obtained from various sources, including the public. “We have also received a number of reports from various sources, including the public, who have reported alleged corrupt practices occurring in other areas,” Budi told reporters on Thursday, 18 June 2026. Budi explained that this information will enrich the investigators’ efforts to uncover and further develop the case of alleged extortion in the processing of residence permits for foreign nationals within the Directorate General of Immigration. “This is certainly a possibility because these caught-in-the-act operations are always an entry point for the KPK to target a wider scope,” he said. He also urged the public and foreign nationals who have been victims of extortion to come forward and provide information to the KPK. “Information from the public, especially from those who are victims, is very much needed by investigators for enrichment, including to see where these practices occur and what the modus operandi are,” Budi stated. Previously, on 2-3 June 2026, the KPK conducted a sting operation related to alleged corruption in the processing of residence permits for foreign nationals. The operation was the 11th OTT conducted by the KPK in 2026. During the operation, the KPK arrested 17 individuals consisting of eight state officials or civil servants and nine private parties suspected of acting as intermediaries for immigration document processing. Meanwhile, Deputy Minister for 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 alleged extortion case involving 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 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 Regional Office of the Directorate General of Immigration Jaya Saputra, who previously served as Director of Residence Permits and Immigration Status for the 2024-2025 period; and Head of the West Jakarta Special Non-TPI Class I Immigration Office Ronald Arman Abdullah.