Firli Bahuri's Ambiguity Regarding The Fate Of Baswedan Novel And 74 KPK Employees

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri has raised the issue of the fate of senior investigator Novel Baswedan and 74 other employees who did not meet the National Insight Test Assessment (TWK).

It's just that his statement is considered ambiguous because there is no real action. In fact, President Joko Widodo has previously requested the transfer of the status of KPK employees should not harm the employees.

This assessment was submitted by Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) researcher Kurnia Ramadhana. According to him, Firli can act immediately after an order from President Jokowi, including canceling the deactivation of dozens of employees.

"ICW considers the explanation of KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri related to the polemic results of the National Insight Test (TWK) is still very ambiguous. Supposedly, following up on the President's remarks, the Chairman of the KPK immediately issued a legal product to cancel the deactivation of 75 employees and confirmed that all KPK employees will be appointed as State Civil Apparatus (ASN)," Kurnia said in his statement received by VOI, Friday, May 21.

Seeing this condition, he then asked President Jokowi to supervise the polemic of TWK results. Because, it is not impossible that the head of the antirasuah commission will find another way to get rid of the 75 employees.

Not only that, Kurnia also requested that an investigation be conducted. The purpose, to see the process of establishing TWK as a condition of transfer of kpk staffing status from independent to ASN in accordance with the mandate of KPK Law No. 19 of 2019.

"It would be very good if a special investigation was conducted," he said.

Moreover, ICW suspects that TWK is not the work of individuals but certain groups that exist internally and externally. This group, kurnia continued, allegedly devised a strategy to get rid of Novel and a number of Heads of Task Force (Kasatgas) KPK who were investigating major cases as well as other employees.

"That belief was reinforced by the fundraising by buzzers on social media and a number of hacking attempts when the public criticized the TWK results," he said.

Kurnia said the KPK Supervisory Board should also immediately schedule a summons against the leaders of the antirasuah commission. Moreover, previously, the employees who were disabled from their jobs had submitted reports related to alleged violations of the code of conduct.

"ICW urges that the Board of Trustees immediately schedule the summons of all KPK Leaders to follow up on reports of alleged violations of the code of conduct regarding the National Insight Test," he said.

Moreover, in this TWK process, ICW considers violations of the code of conduct so clearly shown by the kpk leadership. "Especially in terms of smuggling TWK through PerKom 1/2021 that there is no legal cantolan, both Law 19 Year 2019 and PP 41 Year 2020," said Kurnia.

Thus, Tumpak Hatorangan Panggabean et al felt the need to examine five kpk leaders as a form of supervision.

"If not done, then the Board of Trustees is no longer an instrument of supervision, it turns into the protector of the KPK Leadership,"

Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) researcher Kurnia Ramadhana

This polished TWK was followed by 1,351 KPK employees. Of these, 1,274 were declared eligible.

Meanwhile, 75 employees including Novel Baswedan, Chairman of kpk employee container who is also an investigator Yudi Purnomo, Director of Socialization and Anti-Corruption Campaign KPK Giri Suprapdiono, Kasatgas KPK Harun Al-Rasyid, and Director pjkaki Sujarnarko declared ineligible (TMS). The other two employees were not present in the interview.

Related to dozens of people who did not qualify, KPK some time ago issued a decree. In this letter, dozens of people are asked to hand over their responsibilities to their superiors.

Polemics also appeared related to this. Because, this is considered as an effort to get rid of Novel and a number of investigators and investigators who are investigating major corruption cases.

Until finally, President Jokowi delivered his response by asking TWK not to be used as an excuse to dismiss dozens of employees who did not escape. He also asked Firli together with Minister of Finance Tjahjo Kumolo and the Head of the State Staffing Agency (BKN) to redesign the follow-up related to the unqualified 75 KPK employees who did not pass the national insight test.

In response, Firli Bahuri said the determination of the fate of dozens of employees will be done in the next week. He said, KPK will conduct discussions with various relevant agencies.

"Certainly on Tuesday, May 25, we will have intensive discussions for the completion of 75 KPK employees, our colleagues, my brothers," Firli said at a press conference at the Merah Putih KPK building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, May 20.

Firli Bahuri said that it will coordinate with the State Personnel Agency (BKN) and the Ministry of Finance. In addition, the antirasuah commission will also cooperate with the Ministry of Civil Apparatus,[1] the State Civil Apparatus Commission (KASN), and the State Administrative Agency (LAN).

However, he did not know the fate of the employees from the results of the meeting that will be held this week. Thus, KPK is reluctant to respond further regarding the fate of Novel Baswedan et al.

But to be sure, he insisted that his party to date has not taken a stance against 75 employees who were declared not to have escaped TWK. Firli claimed he never had the chance to stop his employees.

"We want to make sure to this day kpk never dismiss, never kpk fired and never also think kpk to stop with respect or disrespect," he said.