KPK Searches South Jakarta Immigration Office in Silmy Karim Case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) searched the Class I Non-TPI Immigration Office in South Jakarta on Tuesday, seeking evidence related to an alleged extortion and gratuity case involving residence permits for foreign nationals between 2022 and 2026. One of the named suspects is former Deputy Minister of Immigration Silmy Karim.

‘It just finished around 6 p.m. after sunset, the team conducted the search at the South Jakarta Immigration Office,’ said Acting Director of Investigations Achmad Taufik Husein at the KPK’s headquarters in South Jakarta. Taufik stated he could not yet disclose what evidence was found and seized, as the search had only just concluded, adding that results would be updated by the spokesperson.

As part of the ongoing investigation, the KPK previously searched a service bureau office in Bali, seizing documents and electronic evidence. Between 17 and 19 June 2026, investigators also searched the Denpasar Class I Immigration Office, the office of PT Visa Empat Bali, and CV Visa Agung Bali Promanade, confiscating additional electronic evidence and documents.

The KPK has named eight suspects in the case, including Silmy Karim; Saffar Muhammad Godam, the acting Director General of Immigration for the 2024–2025 period; Jaya Saputra, Director of Residence Permits; Bagus Bramantyo and Tessar Bayu Setyaji, sub-directorate heads at the Directorate of Residence Permits; Ronald Arman Abdullah, former head of the Central Jakarta Immigration Office and later West Jakarta Immigration Office; Juniadi Sri Priambudi, head of the limited stay permit transfer status team; and Gusti Bernardiansyah, a staff member at the Residence Permit Sub-Directorate. All have been detained at the KPK detention centre.

The suspects are charged under Article 12(e) and/or Article 12B of the Corruption Eradication Act, in conjunction with Article 20(c) of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code. The case was uncovered through a sting operation on 2–3 June 2026, during which 18 individuals were arrested, including Silmy Karim who surrendered himself. The KPK also secured evidence totalling approximately Rp17.5 billion, including seven cars, fifteen motorcycles, eleven bicycles, and balances in bank and crypto asset accounts, as well as various foreign currencies.