The Action Of Iwan Ismail, A Former KPK Security Guard Photographing The HTI Flag On The Employee's Desk Is Considered Odd

Illustrations (Photo: Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - Former employee of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Ita Khoiriyah or Tata considers it odd what Iwan Ismail did when he photographed the flag of Hisbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) on the desk of one of the employees.

Iwan Ismail, who is a former security guard at the KPK, has recently come under the spotlight after writing an open letter regarding his dismissal after distributing a photo depicting an HTI-like flag being installed on one of the employees' desks.

According to Tata, Iwan, who is a temporary employee, was placed to secure the detention house. So, he questioned how Iwan entered the room in the KPK's Red and White Building, especially since the photo was taken on the 10th floor of the prosecution office.

"Mas Iwan does not have access to the room. So how did Mas Iwan know that there was a flag attached and had assets to enter the room? Mas Iwan said he was going around checking the room while his own duties were placed in the detention room," said Tata in a statement. he wrote quoted on Monday, September 4.

He then explained that the security system at the KPK was indeed very strict and limited in accordance with the duties of each employee. In fact, Tata, who previously worked at the KPK's Red and White Building, could not access the room Iwan entered.

"Even I can't open the door to my own superior's office. The investigation room or the investigative team, investigators, prosecution, laboratory, and monitors can only be accessed by employees on the floor itself. Including the waitress or OB and the officers on that floor," explained Tata. .

After all, Iwan's dismissal was not related to the photo he took which went viral. According to Tata, the ethical punishment in the form of termination was carried out because the photo was distributed to the public without any clarification and explanation.

Not only that, the examination of Iwan also found ethical violations. "Even Mas Iwan himself intentionally framed that the flag was proof that there was a Taliban in the KPK," said Tata.

He also ensured that the employee whose table had the flag on it had been checked by the KPK Internal Supervisor. Not only that, the employee was also examined by the agency of origin and asked how the flag came in and was stored on the table.

From the results of the examination, it was concluded that there was no connection with a particular affiliation so that no follow-up was given. Meanwhile, Iwan was fired for making a mistake which he also admitted.

"Mas Iwan himself is not professional. If he has an alleged ethical violation through the flag, he should have reported it to his direct superior. But what he did was disseminate it to the public," said Tata.

As previously reported, Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, said the photo uploaded on social media was a hoax and was deliberately spread to mislead parties outside the anti-corruption commission. He is also the employee who has now been fired.

"It was concluded that the person concerned deliberately and without rights had spread false and misleading information to external parties. This then caused hatred from the public which had an impact on reducing the image and reputation of the KPK," said Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Sector Ali Fikri to journalists, Saturday, September 2nd.

Meanwhile, the employee who puts up the flag is proven not to be affiliated with HTI which belongs to a banned group or organization. "So there are no regulations that prohibit his actions," said Ali.