Novel Baswedan, Who Is Dismissed By KPK Owns 5 Lands In Sukabumi And Property In North Jakarta

Novel Baswedan and his Wife, Rina Emilda (Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - Novel Baswedan, a former senior investigator at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has a total asset of IDR 5.321.100.000. One of the biggest contributions of his wealth came from property.

Novel's entire service at the KPK is now over. He was dismissed along with 58 employees after being declared unable to pass the National Insight Test Assessment (TWK) as a condition for changing employee status to State Civil Apparatus (ASN) as of September 30 yesterday.

Novel and KPK are so identical. Moreover, he is known as an investigator who routinely handles high-profile cases. And Novel has also been a victim of drinking hard water because of his work.

Based on the State Administrators Wealth Report (LHKPN), which he reported periodically on February 23, Novel was recorded to have a debt of IDR 200 million so that the value of his assets was reduced to IDR 5.121.100.000.

Novel is known to have assets of two lands and buildings in the North Jakarta area and 5 lands in Sukabumi, West Java with a value of IDR 4.950.000.000.

As for the means of transportation, he is only recorded as having one unit of Toyota Kijang Innova in 2016 worth IDR 235 million.

Novel is also recorded to have other movable assets of IDR 102 million and cash equivalents of IDR 34.1 million.

It was previously reported that 58 employees were declared unable to work at the KPK because they could not become ASN according to the mandate of the KPK Law Number 19 of 2019 as of the end of September. The employees include senior KPK investigators Novel Baswedan and Ambarita Damanik, Chairman of the KPK Employee Forum Yudi Purnomo, KPK investigator Harun Al-Rasyid, and dozens of other names.

In addition, there was also a young investigator, Lakso Anindito, who failed after taking a follow-up test because he had just finished his assignment. The KPK argued that they could not become ASN, not because of laws and regulations such as Commission Regulation (Perkom) of KPK Number 1 of 2021, but because of the results of their assessment.

Ahead of the dismissal, the National Police Chief admitted that he wanted to recruit 56 KPK employees who did not pass the TWK to become Polri ASN. This wish was conveyed in a letter to President Jokowi last week and was approved.

There is also the reason Sigit wants to recruit tens of these employees because the Police need human resources to strengthen the line of cracking down on corruption cases. Moreover, the National Police is currently also focusing on handling the COVID-19 recovery.