New Investigators Sworn, KPK Ensures Investigation Of Corruption Cases Stays Legal

KPK Building (Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) guarantees that the investigation into the alleged corruption case will remain valid even though the investigators and investigators have only been inaugurated and sworn in on Tuesday, August 3. Moreover, they actually have taken the oath of office before carrying out their duties.

Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, explained that these 190 investigators were sworn in again as a consequence of the change in employment status.

"This confirmation and taking the oath again is a consequence that investigators and investigators are part of the KPK employees who have now turned into ASN," Ali told reporters quoted on Wednesday, August 4.

He also explained that taking the oath at this time would not affect the legitimacy of the work of KPK investigators. Because, they already have a Decree (SK) since last June 1 or when they were sworn in as ASN.

The letter then becomes the legal basis for the KPK employees in carrying out their duties. "So even though the inauguration and taking of oaths have only been carried out today, this does not have any consequences on the validity of the implementation of tasks that have been carried out since June 1," said Ali.

Furthermore, he said the KPK was focused on fulfilling its staffing obligations as a consequence of the transfer of employment status until next October. This is because the law provides a transitional limit until that month.

The KPK confirmed and took the oath of 78 investigators and 112 investigators in the Hall of the Red and White Juang Building.

This inauguration was carried out by KPK Chair Firli Bahuri and KPK Secretary General Cahya H. Harefa as the Personnel Guidance Officer (PPK) and Karyoto Deputy for Enforcement and Execution as witnesses.

Previously, taking the oath drew a response from a senior KPK investigator, Novel Baswedan. According to him, this will cause serious problems in the future.

"Do Pak Firli et al consider taking the oath of oath for KPK investigators and investigators? If it had to be done, why was the oath taking only today," Novel told reporters in a written statement, Tuesday, August 3.

Novel was one of 75 employees who were not inducted and deactivated after being declared not to have passed the National Insight Test (TWK).

Apart from him, there are a number of names, such as the Chairman of the Employee Forum who is also KPK Investigator Yudi Purnomo, KPK Investigator Ambarita Damanik, and KPK Anti-Corruption Campaign Director Giri Suprapdiono who was also declared ineligible and disabled as an employee of the anti-corruption commission.