The Corruption Eradication Commission Sends Nurul Ghufron To Represent All Leaders To Be Examined By National Human Rights Commission

Deputy Chairman of the KPK Nurul Gufron (Photo: Wardhani Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Nurul Ghufron visited the office of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM). He will be questioned regarding the implementation of the National Insight Test Assessment (TWK), which in its implementation is suspected to have occurred.

According to VOI's observation, there were no other leaders present besides Ghufron. He arrived at around 10.30 a.m. local time at the Komnas HAM office and was seen wearing a green batik and asked all parties to wait for the examination to be carried out.

A KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, said that Ghufron's presence alone represented all leaders. Moreover, all policies regarding the TWK are jointly decided by the head of the anti-corruption agency so that he is believed to be able to answer all questions.

"All decisions issued in the process of transferring the status of KPK employees to Civil Servants (ASN) are taken by all leaders in a collegial collective manner, therefore today Deputy Chairperson of the KPK, Nurul Ghufron representing the KPK leadership, gave clarification to Komnas HAM", Ali told reporters, Thursday, June 17.

He also said that Ghufron was ready to provide answers to Komnas HAM's questions regarding complaints of alleged human rights violations in the TWK process.

"In today's meeting, the KPK has prepared the information needed by Komnas HAM and will be submitted to Komnas HAM", he said.

Furthermore, the KPK supports Komnas HAM in investigating the allegations reported by its employees. The anti-corruption commission believes Ghufron can provide the answers he needs.

"KPK always respects the duties, principals, and functions of all state institutions that are partners of the KPK", he said.

As previously reported, Firli Bahuri et al are said to be attending the Komnas HAM office to provide clarification regarding the implementation of the National Insight Test (TWK) which was reported by a number of employees. This assurance was conveyed by the Commissioner for Monitoring and Investigation of the National Human Rights Commission, Mohammad Choirul Anam.

"We announce that there has been a good commitment from the KPK leadership and will come to the Komnas HAM examination process", Anam said at a press conference at his office, Jalan Latuharhary, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, June 15.

The head of the anti-corruption commission will actually be asked for clarification last Tuesday. However, this summons was answered by sending the Head of the Legal Bureau and the Acting Head of the Litigation Section of the KPK on Monday, June 14.

During this meeting, Komnas HAM explained the context of the summons that the KPK leaders had disputed. In addition, this meeting also agreed that Firli Bahuri et al would attend on Thursday, although the exact time is not yet known.

For information, the National Insight Test was attended by 1.351 KPK employees. Of these, 1.274 people were declared eligible.

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

According to the employees who took this test, there were a number of irregularities in the implementation of the assessment. Including the questions asked by the assessor during the interview process.

The employees said the questions asked during the TWK process violated the private sphere. These irregularities were later reported by dozens of these employees to Komnas HAM, Komnas Perempuan, to the Indonesian Ombudsman.