2 Things That Are Considered To Make The KPK Dilapidated, Including The Leadership Of Firli Bahuri Et Al

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JAKARTA - Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has again criticized the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) at the end of 2021.

Together with Transparency International Indonesia and the Center for Anti-Corruption Studies at the Faculty of Law (Pukat) of Gadjah Mada University (UGM), this group of anti-corruption activists assesses that there are two things that have caused the anti-corruption commission to slump recently, one of which is the leadership of KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri.

ICW researcher Kurnia Ramadhana said that for the past two years the KPK's performance had declined. One of the reasons is because of the leadership of Firli Bahuri et al.

"We have come to the conclusion that the corruption of the KPK this time is increasingly confirmed from two things, namely the new KPK Law and the new KPK Commissioner," Kurnia said at an event entitled Evaluation of Two Years of KPK Performance and Its Implications for the Natural Resources Sector, Monday, December 27.

He then explained that although there was a decline in performance, the KPK did not try to improve its performance in terms of prevention and prosecution. Because, based on the records held by the three institutions, the anti-corruption commission has been experiencing internal turmoil lately.

"There are still many things that need to be improved, but (KPK, ed) have actually created a situation of unnecessary chaos by firing or dismissing 57 KPK employees," he said.

What is meant by the dismissal of 57 KPK employees is when the KPK decides to dismiss former KPK investigator Novel Baswedan and dozens of other people. They were dismissed because they did not pass the National Insight Test Assessment (TWK) so that they failed to become state civil servants (ASN) according to the KPK Law Number 19 of 2019.

"These forms of weakening are becoming increasingly clear. In the past, the weakening occurred from outside the KPK, but today it is from the KPK internals, namely from the KPK leadership," said Kurnia.

Not only that, the anti-corruption activist also mentioned the ethical violations committed by the two anti-corruption commission leaders. Kurnia said, this has lowered the image of the KPK so that public trust in the institution does not increase.

This has been proven by the results of a number of survey institutions in the country which have photographed a decline in the level of public trust. "If there is a survey agency there may be a margin of error, but if everyone says that, it means that the error is at the KPK, not at the survey agency," said Kurnia.

Seeing this condition, he assessed that the KPK would be difficult to change as before. However, that hope is still there when Firli Bahuri et al spend their term of service in 2023.

"In the future it will be more difficult for the KPK to change its situation as before. Except in 2023, the KPK will no longer be filled with problematic people like this," he said.

In addition, the KPK can return to the way it was before if there are leaders who dare to issue a Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) to annul the KPK Law Number 19 of 2019. "The two methods are non-negotiable. You can't just take one to restore the KPK," he said. Kurnia.

The criticism submitted by ICW then reached the KPK and was immediately responded to by Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Sector Ali Fikri.

According to him, all input from the community is always used as material for evaluation and encouragement by the institution. But, on the other hand, Ali warned that the current survey results cannot be used as a benchmark.

"This is an evaluation material, an encouragement for us to work better. Of course, the KPK is not based on the results of the survey, because we have tupoksi as stated in the law, which are very clear from prevention to execution of court decisions," he said, as shown in the broadcast. online at KPK RI YouTube.

Ali also reminded that the work of eradicating corruption cannot only be measured by taking action. He also said that he could not say that the KPK failed just because it did not make arrests.

The reason is that the arrest operation (OTT) which is usually feared by corruptors is only the smallest part of the prosecution effort. "Even though the arrest is the smallest part, there is only one tool. How this action works through closed investigations is open," he said.

Moreover, prosecution is also one of the various efforts to eradicate corruption carried out by the KPK. According to Ali, in addition to taking action, there are also preventive measures, monitoring, coordination and supervision, investigation, investigation and execution of decisions.

"Because actually eradicating corruption is where there are prevention efforts and monitoring until then there is coordination of supervision to investigation, investigation and execution of court decisions. That is what is called eradicating corruption, so it's not just focused on taking action," he said.

"All the results of the KPK's work are accountable to the community and will be conveyed to the community. Later at the end of this year we will convey it completely and completely," concluded Ali.