67 Complaints Alleging Ethical Violations by KPK Employees Received in 2023, Only 3 Have Gone to Trial

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Supervisory Board received 146 complaints regarding violations committed by the anti-corruption agency's employees throughout 2023.

KPK Supervisory Board Chair Tumpak Hatorangan Panggabean detailed that 67 complaints concerned violations of the code of ethics, while 82 others involved non-ethical violations.

"Regarding ethical issues, three ethical trials were conducted in 2023," Tumpak said in a press conference on the KPK Supervisory Board's 2023 Performance Achievements on Monday (15/1/2024).

The three KPK officials who were tried this year were a KPK employee with the initials M, KPK Deputy Chair Johanis Tanak, and former KPK Chair Firli Bahuri.

First, the ethical case of sexual harassment committed by a detention center officer with the initials M, which was tried twice. The KPK Supervisory Board imposed a moderate sanction of a public apology (indirectly).

Second, the ethical case of alleged information leaks during an investigation by KPK Deputy Chair Johanis Tanak.

In 2023, Tanak underwent seven trials concerning alleged violations of Article 4 Paragraph 1 letter j of the KPK Supervisory Board Regulation Number 3 of 2021.

Another violation tried in the same case was Article 4 paragraph 2 letter j of the KPK Supervisory Board Regulation Number 3 of 2021.

At that time, Tanak allegedly communicated with a party involved in the KPK case, namely the Head of the Legal Bureau of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, M. Idris Froyoto Sihite.

Lastly, the ethical violation case filed against former KPK Chair Firli Bahuri regarding his meeting with former Minister of Defense Syahrul Yasin Limpo (SYL).

Furthermore, Firli was also found guilty of dishonesty in filling out his State Officials' Wealth Report (LHKPN).

In the December 2023 ethical trial, he was found to have committed a serious ethical violation and was sanctioned to resign.

"Case M received a moderate sanction, and FB (Firli Bahuri) received a heavy sanction. Then one was not proven, the JT (Johanis Tanak) case," said KPK Supervisory Board Member Albertina Ho on the same occasion.

In addition, the KPK Supervisory Board also conducted 17 monitoring activities of the KPK throughout 2023. These activities resulted in 24 recommendations.