Politics · Indonesia · 6 hrs ago
Silmy Karim and seven others face trial over alleged immigration corruption
Indonesia’s anti-corruption commission has sent cases against eight immigration officials to court over alleged extortion and gratification linked to residence permits for foreign nationals.
The defendants include former deputy immigration minister Silmy Karim and other current and former officials.
The cases are before the corruption court at the Central Jakarta District Court.
The allegations concern the handling of foreign nationals’ residence permits within Indonesia’s Ministry of Immigration and Corrections.
The commission says the investigation began with arrests on June 2 and 3, 2026, when it detained 18 people, including Karim, who turned himself in.
Investigators secured assets and other evidence valued at 17.5 billion rupiah, including vehicles, bank and crypto account balances, and foreign currency.
The first hearing date has not yet been set; prosecutors are waiting for the court to appoint a panel of judges.
Former immigration deputy minister Silmy Karim and seven other people have been sent to trial over alleged extortion and gratification linked to residence permits for foreign nationals.
The case has been transferred to the Jakarta Central District Court’s corruption court.
The defendants include current and former immigration officials.
Prosecutors have filed five case dossiers, with the eight defendants divided among them.
The Corruption Eradication Commission says it seized assets worth Rp17.5 billion in the case.
- Who
- Silmy Karim and seven other people, including immigration officials.
- What
- They face trial over alleged extortion and gratification connected to handling residence permits for foreign nationals.
- When
- The case was transferred to court on October 19, 2026. The commission said the alleged corruption was uncovered in an operation on June 2-3, 2026.
- Where
- The Jakarta Central District Court’s corruption court.
- Why
- The alleged corruption concerned the processing of residence permits for foreign nationals.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Corruption Eradication Commission conducted an arrest operation and detained 18 people; Silmy Karim was among them and surrendered.
Prosecutors transferred the case dossiers to the Jakarta Central District Court’s corruption court.
- Defendants
- Silmy Karim and seven others
- Charges
- Alleged extortion and gratification
- Court
- Jakarta Central District Court’s corruption court
- Case dossiers
- Five
- Seized assets
- Rp17.5 billion in total
What people are saying
The Corruption Eradication Commission invites the public to oversee the trial objectively and constructively.