Silmy Karim Sues KPK Over Asset Seizure in Foreigner Residence Permit Extortion Case
Former Deputy Minister of Immigration and Correctional Services (Wamen Imipas) Silmy Karim has filed a pre-trial application at the South Jakarta District Court (PN Jaksel). Silmy is challenging coercive measures in the form of asset seizure carried out by the KPK in connection with the extortion case involving residence permits for foreign nationals (WNA).
The pre-trial application filed by Silmy Karim was registered at PN Jaksel under case number 163/Pid.Pra/2026/PN JKT.SEL. The suit was registered on Friday (4/9/2026).
“Whether or not the implementation of the coercive measure of seizure is lawful,” read a note on the South Jakarta District Court’s Case Tracking Information System, as viewed on Tuesday (8/9).
The respondent named in the suit is the KPK. However, the petitum of Silmy’s application has not yet been made available.
“Respondent: the Corruption Eradication Commission, c.q. the leadership of the KPK,” the court’s case tracking system stated.
KPK seizes Rp 150 billion in assets
As is known, the KPK has seized assets with a total value of around Rp 150 billion in the case of alleged extortion of residence permits for foreign nationals, which has ensnared former Deputy Minister of Immigration and Correctional Services Silmy Karim. The assets comprise movable and immovable assets, vehicles, as well as land and buildings.
“To date, the team has seized several assets; roughly, those already recorded amount to around Rp 150 billion if converted to rupiah, in the form of movable and immovable assets, vehicles, land and buildings,” said Acting Director of Investigations at the KPK, Achmad Taufik Husein, at a press conference on Wednesday (19/8).
Taufik explained that investigators are still tracing assets in the case. According to him, investigators have also found a number of assets registered under other people’s names, suspected to constitute a new legal entanglement, namely the crime of money laundering.
“This is still being confirmed, both regarding the source and how they were acquired. There are several assets registered under other people’s names, and we are looking into whether there are money laundering schemes involved,” said Taufik.
The extortion case relating to limited stay permits for foreign nationals is alleged to have occurred since Silmy Karim served as Director General of Immigration in 2023. The KPK suspects the total money amassed in the case reached Rp 145.5 billion. The KPK also suspects that Silmy received a share of Rp 100 million per week.
Below is the list of eight suspects in the case:
Deputy Minister of Immigration and Correctional Services 2025-2026 and Director General of Immigration and Correctional Services 2023-2024, Silmy Karim (SK)
Acting Director General of Immigration 2024-2025, Saffar Muhammad Godam (SMG)
Director of Stay Permits and Immigration Status at the Directorate General of Immigration, Jaya Saputra (JS)
Head of the Stay Permit Status Transfer Sub-Directorate at the Directorate of Stay Permits and Immigration Status, Directorate General of Immigration, Tessar Bayu Setyaji (TBS)
Head of Sub-Directorate at the Stay Permits Directorate, Bagus Bramantyo (BGS)
Head of the Central Jakarta Immigration Office 2024-2025 and Head of the Class I Special Non-TPI West Jakarta Immigration Office 2025-2026, Ronald Arman Abdullah (RAA)
Head of the ITAS Status Transfer Team, Juniadi Sri Priambudi (JSP)
Staff member of the Stay Permits Sub-Directorate, Gusti Benar.