KPK Employee National Insight Test Anomaly Revealed: Asked About FPI And Government Programs

KPK/VOI Building (Wardhany Tsa Tsia)

JAKARTA - Director of the Center for Constitutional Studies (Pusako) Andalas University, Feri Amsari, explained a number of problems from the status transfer test for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) employees. Including questions related to the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) to government programs.

This is at the same time responding to the news that a number of KPK employees, including Novel Baswedan, did not pass through the assessment of the change in employment status, which allegedly led to dismissal.

"The test contains things that are odd and far-fetched. For example, questions related to FPI and employee opinions on government programs," Feri said in a written statement to reporters, Tuesday, May 4.

Feri emphasizes that the question is unethical. This is because KPK employees are prohibited from dealing with debates and are also prohibited from showing support for government programs.

"Because the program could be related to a corruption case," he said.

So, he considered that the test was not in accordance with the new KPK Law. In addition, this assessment is more than the will of the KPK leadership through commission regulations so that it is administratively problematic.

Not only that, Feri also considered that the assessment with the odd questions was a form of arbitrariness by state administrators. The reason is, this test does not seem as open as the civil servant candidate test (CPNS).

"Apart from being carried out not openly like other civil servant tests, it is also carried out repeatedly to employees because it is the umpteenth test. Where are people being tested many times like KPK employees. Moreover, it is closed. The KPK loses to other institutions whose test results were opened after the test took place , "he said.

Feri believes this test is a way to cross employees with integrity. Including the heads of task forces (kasatgas) who are handling high-profile corruption cases.

"This test is a way to justify the removal of figures who are handling megacorruption cases, in case of cases involving politicians and people holding internal positions that are important for the integrity of the KPK in the future," said Feri.

Previously reported, the KPK is working with the State Personnel Agency (BKN) to conduct an assessment of national insight for its employees.

It's just that recently it was reported that a number of employees did not qualify so they were said to be fired. One of them was rumored to be a senior investigator for Novel Baswedan.

Responding to this, KPK Secretary General Cahya H. Harefa said the results of the employee assessment were still sealed. The plan is to announce the results of this assessment in the near future as a form of transparency.

Cahya explained that the assessment of 1,349 KPK employees had been received by his party since last April 27. Thousands of these employees participated in the assessment which is a requirement for the transfer of employee status as stipulated in Commission Regulation Number 1 of 2021 concerning Procedures for the Transfer of KPK Employees to ASN.

In addition, the KPK must indeed transfer the status of employees because it is in accordance with the mandate of Law Number 19 of 2019 which has been revised.