There Are Employees Who Are Ashamed To Be Caught Working At The KPK, ICW: It's Normal Because Achievements Turn Into Controversy

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JAKARTA - Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) considers it natural that there are employees of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) who are ashamed of their institutions and thus cover up their identities. This may be because the anti-corruption commission is no longer what it used to be.

"For ICW, this is natural, considering that the KPK's condition is not what it used to be," said ICW researcher Kurnia Ramadhana in her statement to VOI, Thursday, August 12.

According to him, the KPK, which used to be successful, is now full of controversy. Not only that, a number of practice values of integrity within the institution have been eroded.

"That's not enough, the performance of the KPK has also fallen, especially in terms of taking action," said the anti-corruption activist.

In addition, other controversies that are now visible are related to the internal management of institutions which are often colored by debate. "For example, holding the National Insight Test (TWK) for KPK employees," said Kurnia.

"So, simply put, the KPK really cannot be relied on for the task of eradicating corruption. A number of KPK achievements have now turned into controversy," he added.

In addition, Kurnia said the shift occurred because of two main issues, namely the election of Firli Bahuri et al to lead the KPK and the amendment to the revised KPK Law.

For this reason, ICW urges Firli to immediately resign from his position as Chairman of the KPK. "This is important so that later people's trust will grow again," he said.

Previously reported, former KPK spokesman 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 am 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 a KPK employee, 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.