KPK suspects Immigration case suspects established towing company as cover

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that the suspects in an alleged extortion case within the Directorate General of Immigration established a towing company merely as a front.

“This can be described as a shell. It is as if they possess business activities or a sales company by establishing a towing firm,” stated KPK Chairman Setyo Budiyanto at the KPK Merah Putih Building, Jakarta, on Thursday.

Setyo noted that the KPK currently suspects the establishment of the towing company was an attempt by the suspects to disguise money obtained through alleged extortion. Furthermore, he stated that the KPK suspects the company was founded for personal interests, noting that approximately six motorcycles, specifically off-road trail bikes, were seized during the investigation.

During the operation, the KPK arrested 17 individuals, consisting of eight state officials or civil servants and nine private parties acting as intermediaries in the processing of immigration documents.

Among the 17 individuals are the Head of the Special Class I Immigration Office Non-TPI West Jakarta, Ronald Arman Abdullah; the Head of the West Java Regional Office of the Directorate General of Immigration, Jaya Saputra, who previously served as the Director of Stay Permits and Immigration Status for the November 2024–October 2025 period; and the Acting Director General of Immigration for the October 2024–April 2025 period, Saffar Muhammad Godam.

On 4 June 2026, Silmy Karim (SK), Saffar Muhammad Godam (SMG), Jaya Saputra (JS), Ronald Arman Abdullah (RAA), and four others officially became suspects and detainees of the KPK, appearing in the anti-corruption agency’s orange vests. The other four individuals include the Heads of Sub-directorate at the Directorate of Stay Permits and Immigration Status, Tessar Bayu Setyaji (TBS) and Bagus Bramantyo (BGS); the Leader of the ITAS Status Change Team, Juniadi Sri Priambudi (JSP); and a Sub-directorate Stay Permit Staff, Gusti Benardiansimyah (GST).

They have been designated as suspects by the KPK in a case involving alleged extortion during the processing of foreign national stay permits between 2022 and 2026. The activities took place within the Ministry of Law and Human Rights and transitioned to the Ministry of Immigration and Correctional Services. The suspects are alleged to have amassed Rp145.5 billion during this period.