KPK Reveals 9 of 17 Employees Involved in Online Gambling Have Been Dismissed, Some Involved in Prison Extortion Case

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed that nine of its 17 employees who were caught playing online gambling are no longer working there. They were dismissed because they were involved in internal cases, one of which was extortion in the detention center environment.

"The nine have been checked in the personnel department, not KPK employees. There are also those who have been dismissed," said Deputy Chairman of the KPK Alexander Marwata to reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, quoted on Wednesday, July 10.

"Among others, those involved in pawning gold (the results of evidence, ed.) have been dismissed, there was also yesterday the prison guard (in the extortion case, ed.) there are also employees who we have dismissed," he continued.

Meanwhile, the other eight people who are still employees will be handled further by the KPK Inspectorate. They will later be clarified.

The total value of online gambling transactions from 17 KPK employees found by the Online Gambling Eradication Task Force reached IDR 111 million. Alexander said the deposits paid by these dozens of people were IDR 100-300 thousand.

"Maybe when they were just messing around, unemployed, daydreaming," said Alexander.

However, from that amount, there were some whose value if accumulated reached IDR 74 million. "That was 300 transactions, yes, it seems relatively small," he said.

As previously reported, the KPK confirmed that some of its employees were involved in online gambling. The Inspectorate's investigation has been carried out internally.

"The KPK has obtained information related to online gambling that allegedly involves several employees," said KPK Spokesperson Tessa Mahardika to reporters in a written statement, Monday, July 8.

Tessa has not detailed the employees. However, information circulating is that those involved in online gambling are drivers and security guards.