Preventing Drug Abuse, 700 KPK Employees Get Urine Tests

The implementation of a urine test at the KPK which was attended by the Chairperson of the KPK Firli Bahuri / PHOTO: KPK Public Relations

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted random checks on the urine of its employees. The test, which was conducted in collaboration with the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), was carried out to prevent drug abuse.

"Urine tests were carried out on 700 employees who were selected by sampling. This urine collection and examination was also attended by KPK leaders Firli Bahuri and Nawawi Pomolango", KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, told reporters, Tuesday, November 2.

He said the implementation of this urine test was an implementation of compliance with the Indonesian National Narcotics Agency Regulation Number 11 of 2018 concerning the Implementation of Narcotics Urine Tests for Early Detection.

In addition, this test is also carried out to determine the content of narcotics in the body and a form of vigilance against narcotics abuse.

"KPK is committed to continuing to carry out narcotics urine examinations as an early detection regularly for employees", said Ali.

"This is to create a healthy and clean environment from the abuse of narcotics and other illegal drugs, which of course will support the realization of a conducive environment for the implementation of the tasks of eradicating corruption by KPK personnel", he added.

Meanwhile, KPK Inspector Subroto said that this test not only detects drug abuse but is also a mitigation and prevention measure.

"This urine test aims to detect narcotics content by using the urine examination method on employees. So that we can take mitigation and prevention early so that narcotics abuse does not occur in the KPK environment", he concluded.