Corruption & Abuse of Power

June 2021

Analysis/Indonesia
Tirto.id – June 6, 2021

IndonesiaLeaks – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Chairperson Firli Bahuri used the pretext of the 'Taliban' and the nationalism test (TWK) to remove 75 KPK employees from their routine duties of fighting corruption.

May 2021

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – May 31, 2021

Jakarta – A draft list of the "red" indicators used for employee assessment for transforming Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) employees into state civil servants has been circulating.

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – May 27, 2021

Tatang Guritno, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) suspects that there has been an endeavor to terminate a number of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) employees carried out by third parties.

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – May 26, 2021

Jakarta – The leadership of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has conferred with the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (Kemenpan RB) and the State Civil Service Agency (BKN) on the fate of the 75 anti-graft agency employees who failed the pass the civics knowledge or nationalism test required for them to become state c

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – May 19, 2021

Politician: Hey Mr, looks like you've been left behind?

Writing on cabin reads "Watch Out X Bribery", writing on wheels reads "Integrity, Independence".

News/Indonesia
Detik News – May 18, 2021

Azhar Bagas, Jakarta – The Anti-Corruption Coalition has held a protest action in front of Corruption Eradication Corruption (KPK) building.

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – May 17, 2021

Tatang Guritno, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) says that there were attempts to hack into a virtual press conference which they held today on Monday May 17.

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – May 16, 2021

Image by Toto Sihono

Indonesia's once formidable Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has now been transformed into another impaired government agency.

News/Indonesia
Kumparan – May 13, 2021

The fate of corruption eradication in Indonesia is hanging in the balance after as many as 75 Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) employees whose integrity and dedication has been tested for years have been kicked out of the agency by KPK Chairperson Commissioner General Firli Bahuri after failing a test to become state civil servants.

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – May 11, 2021

Jakarta – The Freedom of Religion and Beliefs Coalition, which is made up of a number of non-government organisations (NGOs), has revealed several odd questions included in the civics or nationalism test (TWK) given to Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) employees.