KPK suspects immigration officials still extorting foreign nationals after sting operation

Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission suspects that some immigration officials are still extorting foreign nationals, even after a sting operation in June 2026.

KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said the commission believes officials at the immigration-office level continued accepting illegal payments after the arrests. “After the sting operation, the KPK suspects that the practices of receiving money carried out by individuals in Immigration have continued,” he said in Jakarta.

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After the sting operation, the KPK suspects that the practices of receiving money carried out by individuals in Immigration have continued.

The commission has therefore searched several immigration offices suspected of continuing the alleged extortion. Prasetyo said the searches formed part of the investigation into the suspected practices.

He also said some immigration offices had stopped the alleged extortion. In at least one case, an office returned money to the KPK that it had allegedly received before the sting operation. “For example, what happened recently in Bali. The money seized was allegedly received earlier,” Prasetyo said.

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For example, what happened recently in Bali. The money seized was allegedly received earlier.