Not Executing Ombudsman Correction Regarding TWK, ICW: KPK Leaders Are Arrogant And Shameless

Illustration-KPK Building (Photo: Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) said the leadership of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) showed arrogance and shamelessness.

This assessment was delivered after the KPK was reluctant to take corrective action against the Indonesian Ombudsman regarding the implementation of the National Insight Test (TWK) after the discovery of maladministration and abuse of authority.

"This further shows the arrogance and shamelessness of the KPK leadership," ICW researcher Kurnia Ramadhana told reporters, Friday, August 5.

In addition, this attitude shows that the KPK leadership has carried out complete disobedience. This assessment arises because they have already overruled the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) and ignored the directives of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

"So for ICW, complete disobedience has been carried out by the KPK leadership," said Kurnia.

Even so, the attitude taken by the KPK leadership did not surprise ICW. This is because these signs have been seen since the Chairman of the KPK, Firli Bahuri, released 18 employees who did not pass the TWK and could still be fostered by participating in the National Defense and National Insight Education and Training.

Furthermore, Kurnia asked the Indonesian Ombudsman to immediately issue recommendations from the results of their reports and submit them to President Jokowi.

"In addition, the President must act immediately by inaugurating 75 KPK employees as State Civil Apparatus," he said.

As previously reported, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has expressed objections and will not carry out any corrective actions submitted by the Indonesian Ombudsman after maladministration and abuse of authority were found in the TWK implementation process.

In its objection, the KPK considers the Ombudsman unfair in providing its recommendations. The anti-corruption commission also considered that the Ombudsman did not respect their authority in administering the test as a condition for the transfer of their employee status to the State Civil Apparatus (ASN).

As for the four corrective actions delivered by the Ombudsman, namely asking the KPK leadership to continue to transfer the status of Novel Baswedan and 74 other employees who were declared not to have passed the TWK to become State Civil Apparatus (ASN).

Next, the Ombudsman asked the KPK not to use TWK as the basis for the dismissal of 75 employees. Then, the anti-corruption commission was asked to carry out official education regarding national insight for employees who were terminated because they did not pass the TWK.

Finally, the KPK was asked to explain to its employees about the consequences of implementing TWK in the form of information or legal documents.