KPK Seizes Rp17.5 Billion in Assets Linked to Foreigner Residence Permit Case
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized assets valued at Rp17.5 billion from three suspects in an alleged extortion case concerning the processing of residence permits for foreign nationals (WNA) within the Directorate General of Immigration.
The accumulated value reached Rp17.5 billion in various forms of goods, including seven cars, 15 motorcycles, 11 bicycles, as well as balances from bank accounts and crypto asset accounts, and a quantity of foreign currency,” said KPK Chairman Setyo Budiyanto at the KPK’s Merah Putih Building in Jakarta on Thursday.
The assets were seized from three suspects, namely the Head of the West Jakarta Special Class I Non-TPI Immigration Office Ronald Arman Abdullah, the Head of the Limited Stay Permit (ITAS) Status Transfer Team Juniadi Sri Priambudi, and a staff member of the Sub-Directorate of Stay Permits Gusti Benardiansyah.
Setyo explained that the assets seized from Ronald included a personal account balance, 18 gold bars weighing a total of 200 grammes, 14,500 US dollars, 10,000 Singapore dollars, 30 Saudi riyals, one vehicle ownership book (BPKB) for a car, two BPKBs for motorcycles, and one certificate for a diamond ring.
Meanwhile, assets seized from Gusti included four crypto asset accounts worth Rp1.2 billion, four cars, one tow truck, seven motorcycles, one bundle of motorcycle BPKBs, eight bicycles, and 500 grammes of gold.
Previously, the KPK conducted a sting operation (OTT) on 2-3 June 2026 related to suspected corruption in processing residence permits for foreign nationals, such as the Permanent Stay Permit Card (KITAP) and the Limited Stay Permit Card (KITAS).
Several of the 17 individuals involved include the Head of the West Jakarta Special Class I Non-TPI Immigration Office Ronald Arman Abdullah, 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 from November 2024 to October 2025, and the Acting Director General of Immigration for the period October 2024 to April 2025, Saffar Muhammad Godam.
Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections Silmy Karim surrendered himself by visiting the KPK on 3 June 2026.
Four other individuals are the Head of Sub-Directorate at the Directorate of Stay Permits and Immigration Status Tessar Bayu Setyaji and Bagus Bramantyo, Head of the ITAS Status Transfer Team Juniadi Sri Priambudi, and Sub-Directorate of Stay Permits staff member Gusti Benardiansyah.
They were named as suspects by the KPK in an alleged extortion case involving the processing of foreign nationals’ residence permits between 2022 and 2026, which took place within the Ministry of Law and Human Rights and continued under the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections. They are suspected of amassing Rp145.5 billion during that period.