Febri Diansyah Tells There Are KPK Employees Shame The Institution Has Lots Of Controversy

KPK spokesman Febri Diansyah (Mahesa ARK/VOI)

JAKARTA - Former spokesman for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Febri Diansyah said that a colleague felt embarrassed if he was caught working at the anti-corruption commission.

He conveyed this through his Twitter account @febridiansyah and the story received thousands of likes and retweets.

Starting his story, Febri said he initially invited his friend who is still working at the KPK to meet and discuss over coffee. His friend accepted the invitation, but he asked Febri to keep his workplace a secret if he met other people.

"He ordered: "if you are someone else, don't say I'm from the KPK." "Why?" I asked. "Shame", he said," said Febri imitating the conversation in his tweet, which was quoted on Thursday, August 12.

Febri said that his friend, who is an employee of the KPK, did not want his work to be known by others, not because of the secret or closed nature of his work.

"He and some of his friends are very worried about the current condition of the KPK, which is increasingly giving rise to a controversial side," he said.

Hearing his friend's reasoning, Febri was touched because there were KPK employees who turned out to be ashamed of their status. He also said that his friend had changed his status to a State Civil Apparatus (ASN).

Not only that, he also said that other KPK employees felt very guilty because they were not included in the 75 employees who were disabled due to not passing the National Insight Test (TWK).

"There are also other employees who are sad and feel guilty like 'leaving' tmn2 75," said the anti-corruption activist.

Ending his story, Febri said that being a KPK employee is not just working to earn income, but also building hope for a better Indonesia without corruption.

A few days ago, I was in contact with a friend who is active in the KPK. I said, once in a while, let's talk. Discussion or just coffee. He said, yes, I really want to talk again. But he ordered: "if you are someone else, don't tell me I'm from the KPK, okay?" "Why?" I asked. "Shame," he said.

— Febri Diansyah (@febridiansyah) August 10, 2021

Thus, the shame shown by his friend is a form of responsibility towards the KPK and anti-corruption attitudes in Indonesia.

"The shame that he conveyed in my opinion shows his responsibility towards the KPK and Anti-Corruption," said Febri.

"In this day and age, there are fewer and fewer people who have and feel SHAME... Many are more like DON'T KNOW SHAME. Feeling right even though they are wrong, speeches use clean slogans even though they are corruption," he concluded.