TANGERANG - Immigration investigators have transferred 10 foreign nationals to prosecutors in an alleged investor permit fraud case.
The group comprises eight Pakistani and two Iraqi nationals, according to the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections’ July 22 announcement. Prosecutors declared the files complete between July 14 and 16, followed by the handover of the suspects and evidence on July 16 and 17.
Officers detained the group at an apartment in Tangerang in November 2025 after questioning the credibility of the companies sponsoring their permits. The foreign nationals were formally named as suspects on May 18.
“The foreign nationals could not explain basic details about their sponsor companies or the investments claimed in their names,” Tangerang Immigration Office head Hasanin said. Investigators allege that the companies had no genuine business activity and that the suspects had not provided the investment capital recorded in their names.
Immigration travel records showed that all 10 were outside Indonesia when company incorporation, shareholder-meeting and share-transfer documents were issued in their names, according to the ministry. Investigators also reported differences between signatures on the company documents and those provided during questioning.
Checks on the sponsoring companies found bank records that could not be validated and registered addresses linked to unrelated businesses, an empty commercial property and an expired virtual office.
One sponsorship document allegedly used a national identity number belonging to another person.
The transfer to the Tangerang City Prosecutor’s Office moves the cases into the prosecution stage. The allegations have not been decided by a court, and the ministry’s announcement did not include comments from the suspects.
Authorities cited Article 123(b) of Indonesia’s Immigration Law, read together with the 2026 Penal Adjustment Law. A conviction can carry up to five years in prison, a category IV fine, or both.
