KPK Investigators And Female Doctors Share Stories, Confused When Peeing In Oil Palm Forests And Intimidated By Male Corruptors

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JAKARTA - Female employees at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) share stories when commemorating Kartini Day today, Thursday, April 21. They are an investigator named Surya Tarmiani; doctor at the KPK, Shinta Gasenova; and the prison guard, Rohimah.

In the story that was shared, Surya Tarmiani said that his job was so challenging because it had high risks and various threats. Thus, the number of female investigators is less than that of male investigators.

Even so, he said he was not afraid. In fact, Surya often goes to the field to collect evidence to examine a number of witnesses related to corruption cases that are being investigated.

"Indeed, investigation is a job that is predominantly done by men. So it is true that women there (the Directorate of Investigation of the KPK, ed) only a small part (in number, ed). Indeed, there are many challenges, many at the beginning would not have expected to face a job or similar risks," said Surya as quoted from a written statement from the KPK, Thursday, April 21.

He then said that he often received intimidation or strange answers from witnesses and suspects, who were mostly male. In fact, some of them sometimes look at Surya with one eye.

"If female investigators can be melted down," he said.

Not only that, Surya also shared his difficulties when he had to go to the field to find evidence of a corruption case. He had a sudden urge to urinate but couldn't find a place because at that time, Surya and his friends, who were all male investigators, were in the middle of an oil palm plantation.

This condition is certainly troublesome for him but Surya admits that he is not desperate.

"Men can defecate anywhere. Women have to find a toilet," he said.

Instead of giving up, Surya continues to carry out his duties well. Because, he believes that women and men can be equal and play a role in any situation or profession.

The KPK doctor, Shinta Gasenova, faces the same challenge. When he was examining sick prisoners, he often received intimidation from suspects, mostly male.

In addition, Shinta also said that many detainees in the KPK Rutan often claim to be sick when they are not. "Handling detainees is not easy. There are various characters, because there are those who pretend to be sick or ask to be referred to the hospital even though they are not sick. Many are angry and intimidating because they are not allowed to go out and go to the hospital. who banged on the table if not allowed," he said.

Even so, Shinta was not afraid. He continues to do his job to the fullest and even uses his perspective to approach the suspects so they can share their feelings.

This method, he usually does to prisoners who are new to wearing orange vests and suddenly have to feel the cold floor of the KPK Rutan.

"Usually when they just enter the detention center, there must be a feeling of disapproval, surprised that they were arrested. If there is a story like that, we will listen to it because it is back to focusing on health problems. prisoners," he explained.

Finally, there was also a prison guard named Rohimah who shared her story. He said that his job had many challenges, including that there were prisoners who actually thought of themselves as household assistants.

In addition, Rohimah also admitted that she was often scolded by family members of detainees at the KPK Detention Center. Usually, this incident occurred when he refused to give special food to the prisoners during the visit of the prisoners' family.

"During the detention visit, the family member wanted to bring food into the detention center, but the rules are not allowed except for the authorized officer, then I forbid it, and the dispute ensued. But I kept quiet because I had to control myself, I must not be easily provoked by emotions," he said.

Rohimah knows that her work is challenging and is dominated by men. However, he still feels proud of his work.

"For me the job of guarding prisoners is a matter of pride. People know that women are weak figures, but I don't want to be called weak. I like jobs that have challenges, my soul likes challenges, how can I face challenges," said Rohimah .

For information, there are currently 509 female employees out of a total of 1551 employees at the KPK. They are spread across various units, namely the General Secretariat; Deputy for Information and Data; Prevention and Monitoring; Education and Community Participation Coordination and Supervision, to the Deputy for Enforcement.