BEM SI Held Protest On Employee Dismissal, KPK: We Don't Want To Be Dynamic In Responding To This Issue

JAKARTA - Acting Spokesperson for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, said his party did not want to respond to the issue of dismissing 57 employees after being declared failed in the National Insight Test (TWK).

Ali said that his party chose to focus on doing their job, namely eradicating corruption rather than continuing to debate about the tests that were a requirement for the transfer of employee status to State Civil Apparatus (ASN).

"Regarding the mass action that took place this afternoon at the KPK. We convey that the KPK remains focused on corruption eradication work, so we don't want to be dynamic in responding to this issue," Ali told reporters, Monday, September 27.

The KPK, said Ali, continues to listen to suggestions and input from the public, including the All-Indonesian Student Executive Board Alliance (BEM SI), which rallied today or Monday, September 27 at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.

However, the work to eradicate corruption must continue because the method used is not only to arrest the perpetrators to create various improvements but also how to instill anti-corruption values in the community.

"KPK always listens to suggestions and input from fellow students. As learners, we believe that fellow students can see the facts clearly and are able to elaborate them in concrete ideas and actions," said Ali.

Furthermore, he also asked the public not to be easily provoked by counterproductive things that interfere with their performance. "Because of the challenges and tasks of eradicating corruption in the future, we still have a lot to do," said Ali.

"Solidity and synergy of the parties are important to realize our common hope, a prosperous and prosperous Indonesian society," he added.

As previously reported, BEM SI decided to hold a demonstration in front of the KPK Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta today or Monday, 27 September.

"We, the movement to save the KPK, have gathered today to follow up with what the President has answered so far, he has not given his side to KPK employees," said the Coordinator of Legal & Human Rights Issues at BEM SI 2021, Zakky Musthofa Zuhad, in the Instagram account @bem_si, Sunday. , September 26.

"So, like the ultimatum that we have given 3×24 hours and it turns out that there has been no answer according to our promise, we will take to the streets," he continued.