Because Of Cheating, 2 KPK Employees Were Sentenced To Ethical Sanctions

Fire prevention simulation at the KPK building, Jakarta, Friday (14/9/2018). (Antara-Sigid K)

JAKARTA - SK and DW, two employees of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) were given ethical sanctions by the KPK Supervisory Board for being proven to have an affair.

SK works as an admin, while DW is a prosecutor. In an excerpt of the ethics decision of the KPK Council, the investigation of this ethical violation occurred after SK's husband reported it.

Both were found guilty of violating the code of ethics and code of conduct as regulated in Article 4 Paragraph (1) letter n of Supervisory Board Regulation Number 02 of 2020 concerning Enforcement of the KPK Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct.

Before they were sanctioned, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Council had asked for information from eight witnesses. They consist of the Director of Prosecution of the KPK to SK's brother-in-law.

Furthermore, three witnesses were also examined, consisting of colleagues and DW's superiors. Not only that, there was also evidence that was shown and the defense of both parties.

After being found guilty, both were then sentenced to moderate sanctions in the form of an indirect open apology.

Then, the KPK Supervisory Board also recommended that the staffing officer conduct an examination of the SK and DW so that disciplinary penalties can be imposed.

The chairman of the Tumpak Hatorangan Panggabean Council, Indriyanto Seno Adji, and Syamsuddin Haris made this decision on March 7 last.

Regarding the imposition of ethical sanctions, member of the KPK Supervisory Board Syamsuddin confirmed. He just didn't want to talk further.

"Yes, that's true (trials on the ethical case of two employees because they were reported to have an affair, ed)," Syamsuddin said when confirmed by reporters on Tuesday, April 5.