KPK Employees Ask Firli Bahuri To Lift Novel Baswedan Et Al Who Did Not Pass TWK

Gedung KPK (Irfan Meidianto/VOI)

JAKARTA - The leadership of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) was urged to appoint dozens of employees, including Novel Baswedan who did not pass the National Insight Test (TWK). The request was submitted by 518 employees of the anti-corruption commission in accordance with the corrective steps taken by the Indonesian Ombudsman.

"Ask the KPK leadership to appoint employees who are declared TMS (Not Qualified) to become State Civil Apparatuses to show the KPK's commitment to comply with applicable laws, maintain public trust, and not deny the constitutional rights of employees according to ORI recommendations in line with the President's direction, the decision of the Constitutional Court ," said the official statement of 518 employees quoted on Monday, August 16.

They also urged Firli Bahuri et al to prove their statement on various occasions that they would not stop their employees. "The momentum of ORI's findings has become one of the proofs of the real intentions of the KPK leadership on the TWK issue in the process of transferring the KPK's employee status," said these employees.

The hundreds of employees also revealed that the anti-corruption commission is not just a place to work or earn a living. The KPK, they say, is the hope of post-reformation towards an Indonesia without corruption.

This hope has also produced results where the KPK has become an example for other institutions and is recognized by all parties, including the international community. "However, everything went backwards after the existence of several policies that were contrary to the values that had been built previously," they said.

Furthermore, the staff of the anti-corruption commission also hopes that the institution will continue to maintain the value of integrity so that it remains trustworthy and does not create a bad impression in the eyes of the public. The trick is to set an example as a good law enforcement agency by carrying out all corrective actions from the Indonesian Ombudsman.

"KPK has been known to hold strong values, so it should still maintain the spirit of 'dare to be honest, great!' not 'dare to be honest, fire!'," they said.

As previously reported, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) expressed objections and would not carry out the corrective steps submitted by the Indonesian Ombudsman after maladministration and abuse of authority were found in the implementation of the TWK of its employees.

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

There are four corrective steps that must be implemented, 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.