Minister Of Administrative And Bureaucratic Reform Submits The Continuation Of Recruitment For Ex-KPK Employees To The Police

MenPan-RB Tjahjo Kumolo/ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform (Menpan RB) Tjahjo Kumolo revealed that the National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo is in charge of the status of 57 former KPK employees who will be recruited as state civil servants (ASN) in the National Police.

"The authority lies with the National Police Chief, I have no authority. I only secured the President's letter to the National Police Chief. In principle, the President agrees with the steps taken by the National Police Chief with a letter sent to the President," said Tjahjo at the presidential palace in Jakarta, quoted by Antara, Wednesday. , November 17th.

The National Police Chief previously said that his party had conveyed the wish to President Jokowi through an official letter. On September 27, 2021, President Jokowi replied to the letter, which was delivered through the Minister of State Secretary Pratikno.

In the reply letter, President Jokowi in principle approved the 57 former KPK employees to be recruited as National Police ASN. For this reason, the National Police are asked to follow up by coordinating with the Menpan RB and the State Civil Service Agency (BKN).

"The National Police Chief compiles who wants to, who doesn't, where to be placed, usually sent to the Ministry of Finance, the SOP (standard operating procedure) from the National Police Chief, the National Police Chief's decision letter but the determination as a PPPK (government employee with a work agreement) or which line will you want to be placed in? , we are waiting, that's the point," said Tjahjo.

Meanwhile, Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg) Pratikno has also sent a letter to representatives of former KPK employees who submitted an administrative appeal to President Jokowi because the KPK leadership rejected the objections that had been submitted previously so that President Jokowi as the superior of the KPK leadership has the authority to annul the decision regarding dismissal by the respect.

In the reply letter dated November 9, 2021 regarding the administrative appeal, Minister of State Secretary Pratikno suggested that the appeal applicant could coordinate further with the National Police, the Ministry of Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform and the State Civil Service Agency for further settlement in accordance with the provisions of the legislation.

"The contents of the reply to the letter of the Minister of State Secretary are consistent with the government's steps so far," said the Special Staff of the Minister of State Secretary Faldo Maldini, Tuesday, November 16.

Faldo also suggested that former KPK employees could coordinate with the institutions mentioned in the Minister of State Secretary's letter.

"Please coordinate with related institutions to resolve this issue within the corridor of regulations and laws, all government decisions are also based on applicable regulations. We think that the direction is clear enough," said Faldo.