Indonesia's KPK reveals seized foreign cash from ex‑deputy minister and a Rp1.6 bn audit‑tampering scheme

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) disclosed that a raid on the home of former Deputy Minister of Immigration and Prison Administration Silmy Karim on 5 June 2026 uncovered foreign currency amounting to Rp59 million, US$12,200, €1,250 and ¥80,000. The commission clarified that the photographed piles of money were not part of the official seizure. The operation was linked to a wider anti‑corruption sweep targeting alleged extortion in the processing of residence permits for foreign nationals, which resulted in 17 arrests of civil servants and private intermediaries.

In a separate case, KPK revealed a request for a Rp1.6 billion fee allegedly intended to alter the 2025 audit results of Muara Enim regency by the Audit Board (BPK). The fee was reportedly offered by private individual Augusz Dewanggara (known as Angga) to the regency’s education secretary Abi Nurwardani, following a chain of instructions that began with regent Edison and passed through regional officials. Both investigations illustrate ongoing anti‑corruption efforts within Indonesia’s government.