Prosecutors Ask Judge to Reject Justice Collaborator Application of Defendant in Kemnaker Foreign Worker Permit Case

Prosecutors have requested that the panel of judges reject the justice collaborator (JC) application submitted by the defendant in the alleged corruption case concerning the processing of foreign worker (TKA) permits at the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker), Putri Citra Wahyoe. The prosecutors stated that Putri played a role in soliciting, collecting, managing, and distributing the money obtained from the extortion.

This was conveyed by the prosecutors while reading out the indictment against Putri at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court on Monday (30/3/2025). Putri served as a hotline officer for the RPTKA (Rencana Penggunaan Tenaga Kerja Asing) from 2019 to 2024 and as a verifier for RPTKA approval at the Directorate of Control over the Use of Foreign Workers (PPTKA) from 2024 to 2025.

“As revealed in the trial facts, in addition to her role in soliciting, receiving, collecting or holding, managing, and distributing unofficial money from RPTKA processing agents, Putri Citra Wahyoe also personally enjoyed this unofficial money by purchasing assets,” said the prosecutor.

The prosecutors noted that Putri only admitted to purchasing two plots of land with the extortion proceeds. They stated that the unofficial money from the extortion had entered holding accounts and was used by Putri to buy assets with the intent to obscure the origin of the wealth.

“In the trial, Putri Citra Wahyoe only admitted and explained two assets purchased with this unofficial money, namely two plots of land in Kayuringin Jaya Village, South Bekasi Subdistrict, West Java Province, as per Deed No. 525/2023 with an area of 105 square metres and Deed No. 879/2022 with an area of 139 square metres,” said the prosecutor.

“However, as per the testimony of forensic accounting expert Miftah Aula Nurrahman, the flow of this unofficial money is clearly depicted as entering Putri Citra Wahyoe’s accounts as well as holding accounts in the names of Beri Trimedia, M Andi, and Khalil, which were then mixed to purchase assets with the aim of obscuring the origin of the assets,” added the prosecutor.

The prosecutors detailed the assets purchased by Putri using the unofficial money, including land with a building on it—a house of 119 square metres in Ivory Residence. The purchase of one four-wheeled motor vehicle with registration number B 209 DRW, owned by Beri Trimedia, BMW brand, Z3 model, manufactured in 2000.

Additionally, payments for the mortgage instalments of Bank Muamalat for a house in Ivory Residence, Jalan Kebagusan, South Jakarta Administrative City. The purchase of one four-wheeled motor vehicle with police number B 1535 SNO, owned by Putri Citra Wahyoe, Wuling brand, manufactured in 2022.

“The creation and use of holding accounts in other people’s names, namely Beri Trimedia, M Andi, and Khalil, was an initiative of Putri Citra Wahyoe and constitutes a deliberate act intended to benefit herself and others unlawfully, as we have outlined in the juridical analysis section above,” said the prosecutor.

The prosecutors stated that these actions demonstrate Putri’s role as a principal actor in this case. They assessed that Putri cannot be designated as a justice collaborator witness.

“These actions show that Putri Citra Wahyoe is also a principal perpetrator in the aforementioned criminal offence. Therefore, Putri Citra Wahyoe cannot be designated as a justice collaborator,” said the prosecutor.

In this case, Putri is indicted with six years’ imprisonment, a fine of Rp350 million subsidiary 110 days’ detention, and restitution of Rp6,396,833,496 subsidiary two years’ imprisonment. The prosecutors stated that Putri is guilty of violating Article 12e in conjunction with Article 18 of the Corruption Eradication Law in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 sub-1 in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code as per the first charge.

For information, the prosecutors charged eight defendants in this case with extorting money from RPTKA processing agents within the Ministry of Manpower from 2017 to 2025, valued at Rp135.29 billion.

“The defendants forced employers and RPTKA processing agents submitting applications to provide a certain amount of money or goods, and if not fulfilled, the RPTKA applications would not be processed,” said the prosecutor while reading the indictment at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court on Friday (12/1).

The prosecutors said the defendants also demanded goods from the agents in the form of one Vespa Primavera 150 ABS A/T motorcycle and one Innova Reborn car. This extortion was carried out to enrich the Ministry of Manpower civil servants.

The breakdown includes enriching Putri by Rp6.39 billion, Jamal by Rp551.16 million, Alfa by Rp5.24 billion, Suhartono by Rp460 million. Then, Haryanto by Rp84.72 billion and one Innova Reborn car, Wisnu by Rp25.2 billion and one Vespa Primavera 150 ABS A/T motorcycle, Devi by Rp3.25 billion, and Gatot by Rp9.48 billion.