Non-Active KPK Employees Believe TWK Results Are Not A State Secret

KPK Building (DOK Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - Employees of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) who have failed the National Insight Test Assessment (TWK) and will be dismissed at the end of September believe their test results are not a state secret.

This was conveyed by 11 employees who became applicants at the KPK TWK dispute trial at the Central Information Commission (KIP) on Tuesday, September 21.

At the trial, the respondent, namely the KPK, referred to the State Civil Service Agency (BKN) as the ruler of the documents requested by the employees, stating that the test results and other documents for the transfer of employment status were state secrets.

"The KPK employee who was the applicant in this public information dispute trial, denied the KPK's reasons. The KPK employees stated that the requested points should be accessible to each applicant on a limited basis," said the representative of an inactive KPK employee, Hotman Tambunan in a statement. he wrote, quoted Wednesday, September 22.

The documents requested by the employees are the legal basis for determining the elements measured in the assessment, the legal basis for determining the Eligibility (MS) and TMS (Not Eligible) criteria, the name of the assessor's certificate, the assessor's working paper, the official report on the determination of passing and not passed, and the results of the TWK assessment.

"Especially things related to the legal basis that should be socialized to all test takers," said Hotman.

Due to these differences, the trial was then suspended and the commission board decided that the trial would be held behind closed doors. During the trial, the KPK was required to show the files for the consequences test for the six points requested in accordance with Article 17 of Law Number 14 of 2008 concerning Public Information Disclosure.

Thus, the file in question can be accessed by not only 11 TWK assessment participants but also 1,340 other participants.

"The 11 employees hope that at the next hearing, the commission panel can decide that the application submitted is not exempt information," he said.

Furthermore, this trial was also marked by a debate about the legal position of the attorneys for 11 KPK employees. Hotman said this was because his party was accompanied by three attorneys who were part of the 57 employees who were declared not to have passed the TWK, namely Rasamala Aritonang, Juliandi Tigor Simanjuntak and Samuel Fajar HT. Siahaan.

"KPK has expressed objections to the legal position of the attorneys who are still KPK employees. However, the Commission Council on this information dispute is of the opinion that anyone has the right to become a legal representative in this dispute. The reason is for the convenience of every citizen to fight for the disclosure of public information," he explained.

Thus, KPK employees appreciate the attitude of the commission assembly to uphold the equal rights of every citizen under the law. Mainly, in accessing public information.

For information, a dozen employees of the anti-corruption commission submitted a request for information on the results of the TWK to the KPK on August 9. Meanwhile, the second trial held by KIP was related to the initial examination of the legal standing of the respondent and the applicant, as well as the deadline and procedure for requesting public information.