KPK Official Comments On Baswedan's Novel About 'Insiders' Azis Syamsuddin: If You Have Evidence Submit It!

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that Novel Baswedan's statement claiming to have reported "insiders" to former DPR RI Chairman Azis Syamsuddin only to enliven the issue of the National Insight Test Assessment (TWK).

This was conveyed by the Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Karyoto regarding Novel's tweets through his Twitter account @nazaqistha some time ago. Novel Baswedan admitted that he had reported to the KPK Supervisory Board, but there was no response.

"I don't know if (Novel Baswedam's tweet about insider Azis Syamsuddin, ed) is just to enliven TWK friends or what it means," Karyoto said in a press conference broadcast on the Indonesian KPK YouTube, Friday, October 15.

He said that KPK investigators had actually been investigating the whereabouts of 'insiders' Azis Syamsuddin apart from Stepanus Robin Pattuju by conducting an investigation. However, the result was nil, so he asked Novel to submit evidence if his statement was true.

"If he does have evidence, submit it. It's okay," said Karyoto.

"We will gladly study what Novel has to say," he added. As previously reported, the alleged 'insider' who helped Azis Syamsuddin appeared at the trial of former KPK investigator, Stepanus Robin Pattuju. Based on the investigation report (BAP) belonging to the Regional Secretary of Tanjungbalai City, Yusmada, it was stated that the former deputy chairman of the Golkar Party had someone who could secure himself in the anti-corruption commission.

In response to this, Novel Baswedan, who was expelled from the KPK along with 56 other employees for failing to become a State Civil Apparatus (ASN), reminded the agency to actively seek evidence and facts regarding the whereabouts of 'insider' Azis Syamsuddin.

He also said that he had known for a long time that there were eight 'insiders' of Azis Syamsuddin in the anti-corruption commission. In fact, Novel claimed to have reported it to the KPK Supervisory Board but did not receive a response.

"I have also (already) reported the problem to the Council but it doesn't work," Novel said as quoted from his Twitter account @nazaqistha.

Novel thinks that the KPK is afraid that the eight people will be exposed to the public. This, he said, was proven by the anti-corruption commission's efforts to get rid of him and his colleagues who were in charge of the bribery case to investigate the alleged corruption through the National Insight Test Assessment (TWK).

"Indeed, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is afraid that it will be revealed and forbids our team to investigate the case by appointing another team for (for) investigation," he said.