KPK seizes Rp150 billion in WNA stay permit case
Investigators are tracing assets held in other people’s names, widening the case toward possible money laundering charges.
KPK has seized assets worth about Rp150 billion in an investigation into alleged extortion tied to processing stay permits for foreign nationals, implicating former Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections Silmy Karim. Acting KPK Director of Investigations Achmad Taufik Husein said the seized assets through 19 August 2026 include vehicles, land and buildings. Investigators are now tracing how the assets were obtained, including several holdings registered under other people’s names, to examine possible money laundering. The case began with a KPK sting operation and has led to eight suspects linked to practices within the Directorate General of Immigration in 2022–2026. KPK suspects the defendants pocketed about Rp145,5 miliar from the scheme.