Former KPK Employee Now Trading, Novel Baswedan: Tigor Sells Fried Rice With Integrity Not Image

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

JAKARTA - Former senior investigator of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Novel Baswedan had visited the spice fried rice stall owned by the former function of the KPK Legal Bureau, Juliandi Tigor Simanjuntak, Monday, October 11, evening.

After eating fried rice made by his colleague, Novel said, what Tigor did was not just an image. It is this reason that makes Novel come to the business to encourage. Novel and Tigor were both kicked out of the KPK for failing the National Insight Test Assessment (TWK).

"Yes, of course, when a friend has something to do, I want to make fried rice, I'm interested in seeing, coming, eating and it's really delicious. But the most important thing is that Bang Tigor makes fried rice with integrity, not with imagery. That's the most important thing", said Novel quoted Tuesday, October 12.

He said that Tigor's efforts to earn income by selling fried rice were a good thing. "It is a noble thing, which is extraordinary because it maintains integrity, maintains honesty, and it can be done with passion. It is extraordinary", said Novel.

Furthermore, he had time to praise Tigor's spicy fried rice. Novel also invites the public to stop by and give support to his colleague.

In addition, Novel believes that his colleagues who have the same fate as him, including Tigor, will get a new, better place. Moreover, the integrity of the 57 former KPK employees who were eliminated after years of working is maintained.

"I am sure that in the future, Bang Tigor will advance with everything he does. Bang Tigor is also a legal expert, yes, Bang Tigor also has experience both nationally and internationally related to the problem of his legal ability. I know very well that he has that ability", he said.

"Hopefully in the future, whatever steps Bang Tigor takes, it can be great and people like this are needed in Indonesia", he added.

Previously reported, several former KPK employees have a variety of new activities that are different from their daily lives when they were still in charge of eradicating corruption. This happened after they were kicked out of the anti-corruption commission for failing to become a State Civil Apparatus (ASN) according to the mandate of the KPK Law Number 19 of 2019.

Apart from Tigor, who is now selling spiced fried rice, several other employees are now shifting their direction to the culinary world. According to data from the former chairman of the KPK Employee Forum, Yudi Purnomo Harahap, six other employees chose to do business.

They are former investigator, Ronald Paul Signal; former Youth Public Relations Specialist, Ita Khoiriyah or Tata; to a former employees in the field of Corruption Detection and Analysis, Panji Prianggoro.