en.malanginspirasi.com – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has uncovered alleged corruption in the processing of foreign national residence permits, allegedly ongoing for four years within the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections (Imipas).
This case not only uncovers alleged extortion of residence permit applicants but also reveals a structured pattern of money distribution amounting to at least IDR 145.5 billion.
“In a sting operation conducted on June 4, 2026, KPK named eight suspects. They ranged from high-ranking officials to employees responsible for processing foreign national residence permits,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo in a statement to the media on Thursday night, June 4, 2026.
He revealed that the suspects were SK, who served as Deputy Minister of Imipas for the 2025–2026 period and previously as Director General of Immigration for the 2023–2024 period; SMG, Acting Director General of Immigration for the 2024–2025 period; JS, Director of Residence Permits; BGS and TBS, Heads of Sub-Directorates within the Residence Permit Directorate; RAA, Head of the Central Jakarta Immigration Office for the 2024–2025 period and Head of the West Jakarta Immigration Office for the 2025–2026 period; JSP, Head of the ITAS Status Transfer Team; and GST, a staff member at the Residence Permit Sub-Directorate.
“The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) detained all suspects for the first 20 days, from June 4 to 23, 2026, for investigation purposes. They were detained at the KPK’s Red and White Building Branch Detention Center and the ACLC KPK Branch Detention Center,” he explained.
The Development of Investigation into RPTKA
He also explained that this case was a development of the investigation into the Foreign Worker Utilization Plan (RPTKA) at the Ministry of Manpower, which the KPK handled in 2025.
Investigators were also following up on findings by the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) regarding discrepancies in the financial transaction reports of several employees within the Ministry of Imipas.
“From the results of the investigation, the KPK suspects extortion practices have occurred in the process of processing foreign national residence permits. SK allegedly requested a share of each residence permit application through JS. Furthermore, JS allegedly instructed his subordinates to charge applicants additional fees beyond the official requirements,” he mentioned.
This practice allegedly resulted in each residence permit document processed being subject to an unofficial fee that applicants had to pay.
The collected funds were then channeled through several nominee accounts to obscure the origin of the transactions.
According to Budi, during the 2022–2026 period, the funds collected from this practice reached at least IDR 145.5 billion.
Investigators also discovered a pattern of fund distribution that occurred routinely every week using specific code words.
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The term “angel,” for example, was allegedly used to refer to high-ranking officials who received a portion of the funds.
In addition, other code words used terms for band members such as vocalist, guitarist, backing vocalist, and choreographer to describe the flow of funds to certain parties.
This method indicates a systematic effort to disguise the distribution of the alleged corruption proceeds and evade internal oversight.
Budi stated that during the investigation, KPK also confiscated various pieces of evidence with a total value of approximately IDR 17.5 billion.
This evidence included seven cars, 15 motorcycles, 11 bicycles, several accounts containing cash, foreign currency, and cryptocurrency assets.
“For their actions, the suspects are suspected of violating Article 12 letter e and/or Article 12B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption, as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001, in conjunction with Article 20 letter c of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code,” he said.
