Defending Jokowi, Moeldoko: KPK Has The Authority To Stop 51 Employees Who Didn't Pass TWK

Head of the Presidential Staff Office Moeldoko (Photo: DOK KSP)

JAKARTA - Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko emphasized that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has the authority to dismiss 51 employees who did not pass the National Insight Test Assessment (TWK).

He also denied that President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi) order regarding the fate of dozens of anti-graft commission employees had been ignored. This is because a coordination meeting has been held between the KPK and a number of related ministries and institutions, including the State Civil Service Agency (BKN).

Not only that, Moeldoko said, KemenPanRB had suggested that an Individual Development Plan (IDP) be carried out for KPK employees who had not passed TWK.

"That the KPK leadership then took another separate policy, this is the authority and decision of the user institution, in this case the KPK," said Moeldoko in a written statement, Thursday, May 27.

According to him, the government does have the authority to coach anti-graft commission employees. "But not entirely on the internal coaching process at the KPK," he said.

So, Moeldoko said, the final decision made by the KPK regarding the fate of its 75 employees who did not pass TWK was the responsibility of the institution itself.

Meanwhile, other institutions, such as the Presidential Staff Office (KSP), ministries and related institutions that are under the direct authority of the president are in a position to support the implementation.

"The KPK as the end user and decision maker on the status of 75 employees is fully responsible for all the implications of this decision," he said.

Previously reported, the KPK has held a coordination meeting to discuss the fate of 75 employees who failed the National Insight Assessment (TWK) and were disabled. Apart from the KPK and the National Civil Service Agency (BKN), this meeting was also attended by the Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly and MenPANRB Tjahjo Kumolo.

As a result, 51 KPK employees out of a total of 75 employees who did not pass TWK were confirmed to be fired from their jobs as of 1 November. While 24 employees are still possible for guidance.

The National Insight Test (TWK) was attended by 1,351 KPK employees. Of these, 1,274 people were declared eligible.

Meanwhile, 75 employees including Novel Baswedan, Chairman of the KPK Employee Council who is also investigator Yudi Purnomo, Director of Anti-Corruption Socialization and Campaign Giri Suprapdiono, KPK Head of Task Force Harun Al-Rasyid, and Director of PJKAKI Sujarnarko were declared ineligible (TMS). Next, two other employees did not attend the interview test.