Jakarta, Eyewiness | Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections Silmy Karim and seven other individuals have been named suspects in an extortion and bribery case related to the processing of residence permits for foreign nationals. The extortion proceeds were deposited in several accounts, including the account of an office boy (OB).
KPK Chairman Setyo Budiyanto initially explained that based on the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) report, 35 Ministry of Science and Technology employees from the 2019-2025 period were found to have funds flowing through 96 bank accounts. The total reached IDR 366.7 billion.
“Of the total cash flow, only IDR 9.7 billion, or 3 percent, came from salaries or allowances. Meanwhile, the remaining 97 percent is suspected to have come from parties handling immigration matters,” Setyo said at a press conference at the KPK building on Thursday (June 4, 2026).
In this case, he continued, suspect Silmy Karim allegedly committed extortion by demanding a share of the foreign nationals’ residence permit processing fees. The share was requested through Jaya Saputra (JS), the Director of Residence Permits and Immigration Status at the Directorate General of Immigration, who now serves as Head of the West Java Immigration Regional Office.
After that, Jaya Saputra issued orders to Bagus Bramantyo (BGS), the Head of the Sub-Directorate at the Residence Permit Directorate, and Tessar Bayu Setyaji (TBS), the Head of the Sub-Directorate for Residence Permit Status Transfer at the Directorate General of Immigration, to transfer the status of the residence permits. The two were asked to collect additional fees or extortion from parties processing residence permits.
“So the orders from above were passed down to the director, who then passed them down to the sub-directorate heads, and then down to staff specifically tasked with carrying out these orders,” he said.
“BGS and TBS provided access to JSP and GST, the perpetrators, sub-directorate staff at the residence permit directorate,” he added.
In this case, he continued, suspect Silmy Karim allegedly committed extortion by demanding a share of the foreign nationals’ residence permit processing fees. The share was requested through the Director of Residence Permits and Immigration Status at the Directorate General of Immigration, Jaya Saputra (JS), who is now the Head of the West Java Immigration Regional Office.
After that, Jaya Saputra issued orders to the Head of the Sub-Directorate at the Residence Permit Directorate, Bagus Bramantyo (BGS), and the Head of the Sub-Directorate for Residence Permit Status Transfer at the Directorate General of Immigration, Tessar Bayu Setyaji (TBS). Both were asked to collect additional fees or extortion from parties processing residence permits.
“So, the orders from above were passed down to the director, who then passed them down to the sub-directorate heads, and then down to the staff specifically tasked with carrying out those orders,” he said.
“BGS and TBS provided access to JSP and GST, the perpetrators, sub-directorate staff at the residence permit directorate,” he added.
