Jakarta, June 4 -- The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has detained Deputy Minister of Immigration and Correctional Affairs Silmy Karim, along with seven other current or former officials from the ministry, on suspicion of extortion.

"In this case, the charges include Article 12 letter e, which relates to the alleged crime of extortion in the processing of immigration documents, and Article 12B, which pertains to the acceptance of gratuities," KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo remarked on Thursday.

These articles are stipulated in Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption, as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001.

Prasetyo said Silmy Karim and the seven civil servants will be detained for an initia...