KPK Arrests Deputy Minister Silmy Karim Over 2023-2024 Immigration Graft
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jun 4
KPK Arrests Deputy Minister Silmy Karim Over 2023-2024 Immigration Graft
2 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jun 4
Summary
Silmy Karim was detained after about 10 hours of questioning at KPK headquarters, emerging in handcuffs and an orange detainee vest on Thursday morning.
KPK said the alleged corruption involved irregularities in immigration document administration during 2023-2024, when Karim served as director general of immigration under former President Joko Widodo.
Seven other suspects have been identified in the same case, with the agency set to release further details later on Thursday.
The arrest came a day after prosecutors detained former free-meals agency chief Dadan Hindayana and two others, extending a widening anti-corruption push that also saw Indonesia's chief ombudsman arrested in April.