KPK Seizes Cash, Foreign Currency, and Luxury Vehicles from Silmy Karim's Residence

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized cash and luxury vehicles belonging to former Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections, Silmy Karim. The items are suspected to be connected to a case involving the processing of limited stay permits for foreign nationals.

KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo stated that investigators initially conducted a search of Silmy Karim’s residence, during which suspicious funds were discovered and subsequently confiscated.

“Investigators secured evidence including cash in both rupiah and foreign currencies, specifically Rp 59 million, 12,200 US dollars, 1,250 euros, and 80,000 yen,” Budi told reporters in Jakarta on Friday.

Beyond the cash, he added, KPK investigators seized other items belonging to Silmy from his home, including bicycles, a large motorcycle, and a sports car. These luxury goods are now classified as evidence. “In addition to the money, several pieces of jewellery, bicycles, and motor vehicles ranging from a Vespa to a large motorcycle and a sports car were also secured,” Budi stated.

He also clarified that a photograph of stacks of foreign currency circulating on social media was not part of the search operation at Silmy’s residence.

Currently, KPK investigators have named Silmy along with seven other individuals as suspects in the case concerning the processing of foreign nationals’ stay permits. The other suspects are Acting Director General of Immigration for 2024-2025, Saffar Muhammad Godam; Director of Stay Permits and Immigration Status at the Directorate General of Immigration, Jaya Saputra; and Head of the Sub-Directorate for Transfer of Stay Permit Status at the Directorate of Stay Permits and Immigration Status, Tessar Bayu Setyaji.