By: Zainudin Zidane
KPK employees who fail to TWK are expected not to have polemics and accept the reality gracefully. Employees who fail the National Insight Test (TWK) are expected to introspect themselves on other colleagues who are proven to have passed the assessment.
The failure of 51 KPK employees to become ASN because they failed the national insight test is still a polemic. Even though the other KPK employees have officially become state servants, on June 1, 2021. Never mind and do not need to drag on, because polemics will only divide the peace and disrupt the psychology of society.
The KPK is a state institution and currently its employees have become state servants. This appointment has a strong legal umbrella, namely the KPK Law. Before being appointed as ASN, they must pass the national insight test, because this is a mandatory exam for every CPNS.
The problem is, the national insight test is accused of being a tool to bring down certain investigators, because there are 75 employees who did not pass the exam. Of the 75 people, 51 of them had to be willing to give up their status, because the TWK score was very bad. While the rest get a second chance, with the condition that they must attend a national seminar first. The 51 people who failed ended up having polemics and twittering on social media.
In fact, TWK is not a mode at all, because the assessors work professionally. They can’t possibly do anything to outsmart the procession and test results, because they have been sworn to always prioritize integrity in their work. There was no conspiracy during the test, and the accusations were just malicious slander.
The chairman of the Setara Institute, Hendardi, stated that news of the failure of a number of KPK employees to change their status to ASN was common, and should not be debated. There is no need to be a polemic, because the implementation of this test is in accordance with applicable procedures.
Hendardi added that the national insight test was carried out quantitatively and objectively. In a sense, it is impossible for internal parties to interfere in TWK’s assessment. The reason is because the test questions are made by other state institutions, so that the KPK officials also do not participate in gossip and entrust them to them.
The questions in the national insight test are guaranteed to be objective and cannot be made to exclude certain KPK investigators. The proof is that more than 90% of KPK employees pass this test and the rest do not meet the requirements. If there was interference from KPK officials, then from the beginning there would be employees who were dismissed en masse, but this did not happen. KPK employees who do not pass the test, please understand that, and don’t make a fuss on social media.
KPK employees who do not pass the TWK lack a sense of love for the homeland, even though as ASN they must love their country. Therefore, they must be willing to give up their status as employees in anti-corruption agencies. However, the KPK was still kind enough to allow them to work until October 2021, so they had time to prepare to look for a career elsewhere.
The polemics among former KPK employees should not be exaggerated. The reason is because this can damage the image of the KPK as an honest and upright institution. If people no longer believe in the KPK, what will this country be like? Don’t vilify the KPK, because we still need them to eradicate corruption.
If the polemic continues, I fear that there will be psychological pressure for KPK employees who become ASN. As a result, they do not concentrate in their work, and this is serious because it will reduce their performance. As fellow professionals, KPK employees who do not pass the test should not bully their former colleagues.
The polemic on the national insight test should not be extended, either by former employees who did not pass the TWK, or other parties. The reason is because the appointment as ASN was completed a month ago. They should have relaxed and left the KPK and then evaluated.
(The author is a citizen living in Makassar)
