Former Chairperson Of The KPK Employee Forum Supports The Establishment Of The Liberation Union Party, But Has No Intention Of Joining

Yudi Purnomo

JAKARTA - The former chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Employee Forum, Yudi Purnomo, supports the idea of the Liberation Union Party. However, he was reluctant to join the party whose idea came from the former Head of the Drafting of Regulations and Legal Products at the KPK Legal Bureau, Rasamala Aritonang.

Yudi said he would continue to fight their dismissal which was decided by the KPK leadership through legal channels with his colleagues.

"I am still focused on guarding the efforts of the 57 of us to take legal action against the KPK leadership who removed us," said Yudi when contacted by VOI, Friday, October 15.

He said that currently former employees are still fighting the KPK leadership's decision which is considered detrimental. Moreover, in the process, the National Insight Test Assessment (TWK), which is a condition for the transfer of employment status, includes abuse of authority, administration, and rights violations in accordance with the findings of the Indonesian Ombudsman and Komnas HAM.

"So there needs to be people who focus on overseeing the legal process," he said.

As previously reported, Rasamala Aritonang intends to form a political party after being expelled from the anti-corruption commission along with 56 other employees.

His desire to form a political party is not without reason. Rasamala said that political parties are a strategic vehicle to make changes in the democratic system even though their existence is often criticized by the public.

Even so, the intention to form this party is still in the discussion stage with a number of parties. In addition to discussing with former KPK employees, Rasamala will also exchange views with national figures.

He did not deny that the effort to establish the party would later meet a steep path. However, Rasamala believes that the party he formed will be able to encourage various changes, including an Indonesia that is free from corruption.

"The conditions for establishing a political party are complicated but worth trying. If it can be realized (the United Liberation Party), I believe we can provide even stronger impetus for change, and progress for Indonesia, of course, requires Indonesia to be free from corruption," he said on Wednesday, October 13.