Komnas HAM Recommendation: Appoint Novel Baswedan Et Al As ASN KPK And Restore Good Name

DOK ANTARA/Head of Komnas HAM Ahmad Taufan Damanik

JAKARTA - The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) asked President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to take over the entire process of administering the National Insight Test Assessment (TWK) for employees of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

In addition, this institution also requested that the recommendations that have been issued and must be implemented. This necessity was after the discovery of 11 violations of human rights in the process of transferring the status of the employee to the State Civil Apparatus (ASN).

"The Indonesian National Human Rights Commission submits a recommendation to the President of the Republic of Indonesia as the holder of the highest government power and as the highest staffing officer to take over the entire process of organizing the TWK Assessment of KPK Employees," said Komnas HAM Chairman Ahmad Taufan Damanik in a press conference broadcast online, Monday. , August 16.

There are five recommendations issued by Komnas HAM. The first is to restore the status of KPK employees who are declared ineligible in the TWK to then be appointed as ASN.

This recovery, said Taufan, is also an effort to follow up on President Jokowi's directive from time to time that TWK cannot be the basis for dismissing employees.

In addition, this recommendation is also in line with the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) which in its consideration stated that the transfer of KPK employee status should not harm the rights of KPK employees to be appointed as ASN for any reason.

Second, Komnas HAM recommends the president to conduct a thorough evaluation of the TWK implementation process for KPK employees.

"Furthermore, making efforts to develop all ministry/institutional officials involved in the TWK assessment so that in carrying out their authority they comply with the laws and regulations, and adhere to the principles of professionalism, transparency, accountability, and fulfill the principles of justice, and must comply with human rights standards," he said. typhoon.

Fourth, Komnas HAM recommends the need to strengthen national insight into law and human rights in which the value of these actions must be a code of conduct for each ASN.

"Finally, the restoration of the good name of KPK employees who are considered TMS. Because this concerns their human rights," said Taufan.

Previously reported, Komnas HAM found that 11 human rights were violated in the implementation of the TWK of KPK employees.

The eleven rights that have been violated are the right to justice and legal certainty; women's rights; the right not to discriminate; the right to freedom of religion and belief; right to work; and the right to security.

The next right that is violated is the right to information; right to privacy; the right to freedom of assembly and association; the right to participate in government; and the right to freedom of expression.