Indonesia Arrests Deputy Immigration Minister on Graft Charges
- On Thursday, Indonesia's KPK arrested Deputy Minister Silmy Karim, who authorities allege participated in a "systematic" extortion scheme involving stay permits for foreign applicants between 2023 and 2024.
- Chief of the KPK Setyo Budiyanto identified seven other suspects linked to the case, while Karim previously served as director general for Immigration under President Joko Widodo.
- Separately, the Attorney General detained Dadan Hindayana on Wednesday, former head of the agency overseeing President Prabowo Subianto's free-meals programme; an Indonesian court also sentenced former Deputy Minister Immanuel Ebenezer to four-and-a-half years in prison.
- State Secretariat Minister Prasetyo Hadi expressed deep concern on Thursday, saying the government is "deeply concerned" over repeated corruption events, while officials confirmed the two cases remain unconnected.
- These developments follow President Prabowo Subianto's 2024 pledge to eradicate corruption; earlier in April, authorities arrested the ombudsman just six days after his appointment for allegedly taking a bribe.
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Indonesian authorities have arrested their deputy immigration minister on charges of accepting bribes in exchange for residence permits, just one day after arresting the head of a free food program that caused numerous children to fall ill with food poisoning.
Channel News Asia
Indonesia arrests deputy immigration minister on graft charges
Silmy Karim's arrest on Jun 4 came a day after Indonesia's Attorney General's Office (AGO) detained Dadan Hindayana, the former head of an agency which oversees President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals programme.
Malay Mail
MalaysiajournalIndonesia sees second high‑profile graft arrest in two days with detention of deputy immigration minister
JAKARTA, June 4 — Indonesia’s anti-graft agency has arrested the country’s deputy minister for immigration affairs, a spokesman said today, making him the second high-profile government official in two days to face corruption charges.The arrest came a day after Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office (AGO) detained Dadan Hindayana, the former head of an agency which oversees President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals programme. Dadan was n…
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