Dismissed From KPK, Novel Baswedan Has Assets Reaching IDR 5.1 Billion

JAKARTA - Novel Baswedan is now a former investigator of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). He was dismissed along with 58 employees after being declared unable to pass the National Insight Test Assessment (TWK) as a condition for changing employee status to State Civil Apparatus (ASN) as of September 30 yesterday.

Novel's name is known as a senior investigator with integrity, so the decision of the anti-corruption commission to throw him into the spotlight. Moreover, he had been a victim of drinking hard water because of his work.

So how much wealth does he have?

Based on the State Administrators Wealth Report (LHKPN) which he reported periodically on February 23, he was recorded to have a total asset of Rp. 5,321.100.000. However, he was recorded as having a debt of Rp. 200 million so that the value of his property was reduced to Rp. 5,121,100,000.

Through the report uploaded by the KPK, Novel was recorded as having assets in the form of two lands and buildings in the North Jakarta area and 5 lands in Sukabumi, West Java with a value of Rp.4,950,000,000.

As for the means of transportation, he is only recorded as having one unit of Toyota Kijang Innova in 2016 worth IDR 235 million.

Novel is also recorded to have other movable assets of Rp. 102 million and cash equivalents of Rp. 34.1 million.

It was previously reported that 58 employees were declared unable to work at the KPK because they could not become ASN according to the mandate of the KPK Law Number 19 of 2019 as of the end of September. The employees include senior KPK investigators Novel Baswedan and Ambarita Damanik, Chairman of the KPK Employee Forum Yudi Purnomo, KPK investigator Harun Al-Rasyid, and dozens of other names.

In addition, there was also a young investigator, Lakso Anindito, who failed after taking a follow-up test because he had just finished his assignment. The KPK argued that they could not become ASN, not because of laws and regulations such as Perkom KPK Number 1 of 2021, but because of the results of their assessment.

Ahead of the dismissal, the National Police Chief admitted that he wanted to recruit 56 KPK employees who did not pass the TWK to become Polri ASN. This wish was conveyed in a letter to President Jokowi last week and was approved.

There is also the reason Sigit wants to recruit tens of these employees because the Police need human resources to strengthen the line of cracking down on corruption cases. Moreover, the National Police is currently also focusing on handling the COVID-19 recovery.