Silmy Karim Challenges Suspect Status and KPK Seizures, Demands Release
The former Deputy Minister of Immigration and Correctional Services (Imipas), Silmy Karim, has requested a single judge at the South Jakarta District Court to cancel his suspect status and the seizures conducted by the KPK.
This request was stated by Silmy in the petitum of a pretrial lawsuit filed at the South Jakarta District Court. He also requested that the judge declare the detention warrant invalid and without binding legal force.
In his petition, Silly questioned Investigation Order Number Sprin.Dik/27.1/DICA.00/01/06/2026 issued by the KPK. He argued that the Investigation Order was issued on the same day as the order designating him as a suspect.
“Consequently, regarding the designation of the petitioner as a suspect, questions arise as to when the respondent (KPK) obtained at least two valid pieces of evidence as intended in Article 235 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) to serve as the basis for designating the petitioner as a suspect,” stated Silmy’s legal counsel, Agus Sudjadmoko, while reading the lawsuit on Monday (21/9).
Silmy maintains that he was not caught in a sting operation (OTT) conducted by the KPK. He explained that he actually went to the KPK to provide testimony following instructions from the Minister of Immigration and Correctional Services, Agus Andrianto.
According to Silmy, his arrival at the KPK following the sting operation cannot be interpreted as a form of surrender, nor can it be classified as being caught red-handed as intended under Article 1 number 40 of the KUHAP.
“The petitioner arrived on 3 June 2026 at approximately 20:00 WIB, following instructions from his superior to meet the KPK investigators handling the case of his subordinate, because information was developing through the mass media at that time regarding the arrest of his subordinate,” he explained.
He argued that because he was not part of the sting operation sequence, the examination should have been conducted through normal investigation and prosecution procedures as regulated in the KUHAP.
Therefore, he believes the KPK’s designation of him as a suspect contradicts the principle of legal certainty and violates the principles of the due process model as regulated in Article 1 number 28 of the KUHAP in conjunction with Article 1 number 31 of the KUHAP.
As a result, Silmy is asking the Panel of Judges to cancel the investigation orders and all subsequent legal consequences, ranging from the suspect designation and detention to the seizures carried out by the KPK.
“To declare that the investigation conducted by the Respondent against the Petitioner, as contained in Investigation Order Number: Sprin.Dik/27/DIK.00/01/06/2026 dated 03 June 2026 and Investigation Order Number: Sprin.Dik/27.1/DIK.00/01/06/2026 dated 03 June 2026, is invalid, not based on law, and therefore the investigation a quo has no binding legal force,” he explained.