Former KPK Employees Win Lawsuit, National Insight Test Documents Must Be Made Public

A lawsuit filed by 57 former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) employees, organised under the IM57+ Institute, has been granted by a panel of judges at the Public Information Commission (KIP). The judges declared that the national insight test (TWK) documents, which had been kept secret, must be disclosed to the applicants.

The verdict was handed down today. Rospita Vici Paulyn presided as Chief Judge, with Arya Sandhiyudha and Samrotunnajah Ismail serving as panel members.

The panel ruled that the petition by Ita Khoiriyah and Hotman Tambunan, representing the IM57+ Institute, was granted, obliging the respondent to disclose the assessment results that had been kept confidential to Ita and Hotman as victims of the TWK process.

The KIP ruling also signifies that all parties involved in the TWK are required to provide and disclose the relevant documents to the applicants, in accordance with prevailing legal provisions stipulating that such information must be made public.

“This is not merely a victory for TWK victims alone, but a victory against all forms of intimidation and manipulation directed at anti-corruption efforts and democracy,” said one of the applicants, Hotman Tambunan, in a statement to journalists on Monday (23/2/2026).

“This step represents progress in the effort to restore the rights of KPK TWK victims who have been demanding justice for five years,” added fellow applicant Ita Khoiriyah.

IM57+ Institute chairman Lakso Anindito welcomed the outcome of the KIP lawsuit. He said the ruling should further affirm the President’s commitment to returning the 57 former KPK employees to duty at the anti-corruption body.

“This step is part of a series of advocacy efforts for the reinstatement of the 57 KPK employees. Through this ruling, there should no longer be any reason for the President to delay their return to the KPK,” said Lakso.

The lawsuit was filed by the 57 former KPK employees under the IM57+ Institute in October 2025. They demanded that the TWK results be made public and expressed hope of returning to duty at the KPK.

“We are all of one voice. Return to the KPK as a form of rights restoration,” said IM57+ Institute chairman Lakso Anindito when contacted on Tuesday (14/10/2025).

For context, the TWK was a test implemented by the KPK in 2020 for all its employees as a requirement for their transition to civil servant (ASN) status. A total of 57 KPK employees were declared to have failed the test and subsequently formed the IM57+ Institute.

The IM57+ Institute has filed a request for information dispute resolution with the Public Information Commission (KIP), demanding that the 2020 TWK results be made public on the grounds that the process lacked transparency.

“This trial process is merely part of a broader advocacy campaign for the restoration of the rights of the 57 KPK employees. After four years of dismissal, there has still been no clear explanation as to why these KPK employees had to be terminated,” Lakso explained.