KPK Seizes Documents from Denpasar Immigration Office Raid in Bali

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized a number of electronic items and documents from a search of the Class I TPI Denpasar Immigration Office in Bali this week. KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said the anti-corruption body 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 17-19 June 2026. “The seized evidence will be further analysed by investigators to shed light on this case,” Budi told journalists in Jakarta on Saturday. “The examination material relates to the alleged receipt by SK of extortion and gratuities, and confirmation regarding the origins of assets that have been seized,” he said. 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 sting carried out by the KPK throughout 2026. In that operation, the KPK arrested 17 people consisting of eight state officials or civil servants 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. The suspects are alleged to have profited 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 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 Class I Special Non-TPI West Jakarta Immigration Office Ronald Arman Abdullah. Other suspects are Head of Sub-Directorate at the Directorate of Residence Permits and Immigration Status Tessar Bayu Setyaji and Bagus Bramantyo, Chair of the Limited Stay Permit Status Transfer Team Juniadi Sri Priambudi, and Staff of the Sub-Directorate of Residence Permits Gusti Benardiansyah.