Police To Complete Legal Umbrella For Recruiting 57 Ex-KPK Employees

Karo Penmas Police Public Relations Division Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono (Photo: Police Public Relations I

JAKARTA - The National Police stated that the legal umbrella for recruiting 57 former KPK employees to become the State Civil Apparatus (AS) is expected to be completed in the near future.

"It is currently underway, hopefully it will be completed in the near future," said Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono, to reporters, Wednesday, November 10.

The legal umbrella regulates the mechanism for recruiting former KPK employees. In formulating this legal basis, the National Police cooperates with the relevant ministries.

So, in the future, former KPK employees will become legal State Civil Apparatus (ASN) of the Police.

"A legal umbrella is being made for the implementation of recruitment. Everything is being prepared so that when recruitment is carried out the legality can be maintained," said Rusdi. then. 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.

The KPK argued that their inability to become ASN was not due to 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 General Listyo Sigit admitted that he wanted to recruit dozens of KPK employees who did not pass the TWK to become Polri ASN. This wish was conveyed through a letter to President Jokowi 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 prosecution of corruption cases. Moreover, the Police are currently also focusing on handling the recovery of COVID-19.