The Official Trip Of The KPK Employees Is Borne By The Organizer, Febri Diansyah Mentions That There Are Faded Principles

Anti-corruption activist Febri Diansyah (Photo: wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - Anti-corruption activist Febri Diansyah said there are faded principles from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). This was conveyed by Febri in response to changes in the official travel rules for anti-corruption commission employees which are now borne by the organizing committee.

"There are several principles that are fading and can even disappear from the KPK, such as official travel not to seek additional income, avoiding the slightest gap for KPK leaders and employees to receive facilities from the inviter or organizer," Febri said in a written statement to VOI, Monday. , August 9th.

The former spokesperson for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) believes that Firli Bahuri et al should make rules that can be used as examples for other agencies to apply, not the other way around. Thus, Febri considers the anti-corruption commission to be different from before.

"More and more sad things are happening in the new era of the KPK," he said.

Furthermore, Febri said the reason the KPK changed the official travel rules was because the change in employee status to State Civil Apparatus (ASN) has proven that the revision of the KPK Law has weakened the work of eradicating corruption.

This change, he continued, also further distanced the KPK from the initial spirit when this institution was built. "Remember, the salary and income received by KPK leaders and employees are higher than ASN in general,"

"So don't let the Corruption Eradication Commission get infected with the official travel virus as a way to increase income," said Febri.

Previously, the KPK leadership changed the rules regarding official travel for employees by issuing KPK Regulation (Perkom) 6 of 2021 concerning Official Travel within the KPK. This change was made to adjust the status of KPK employees who are now State Civil Apparatuses (ASN).

With this new regulation, the costs for employees to carry out business trips in order to attend meetings, seminars, and the like will be borne by the organizing committee.

The two articles that regulate the financing of official travel in KPK Regulation (Perkom) 6 of 2021 concerning Official Travel within the KPK are as follows:

Article 2A:

(1) The implementation of official trips within the Corruption Eradication Commission to attend meetings, seminars and the like is borne by the organizing committee.

(2) In the event that the organizing committee as referred to in paragraph (1) does not bear the costs, the expenses for the official trip shall be borne by the budget of the Corruption Eradication Commission and with due observance of the absence of double financing.

Article 2B:

(1) The Corruption Eradication Commission may assign other parties to undertake official trips in order to carry out the duties and functions of the Corruption Eradication Commission.

(2) Other parties as referred to in paragraph (1) include people other than State Officials, Civil Servants (PNS), Government Employees with Work Agreements (PPPK), members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), members of the Indonesian National Police (Polri). , and other officials on official trips.

(3) The classification of the other party as referred to in paragraph (2) shall be determined by the Commitment Making Officer by considering the level of education/property/task concerned.

(4) The classification of other parties as referred to in paragraph (3) is adjusted to the equalization of levels of official travel as contained in Attachment I, Attachment II, and Attachment III which are an integral part of this Leadership Regulation.