KPK Summons Hasto PDIP Today In The DJKA Bribery Case Of The Ministry Of Transportation

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will examine the Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto today, Tuesday, August 20. He will be questioned as a witness in the bribery case of the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) which was supposed to be held on Friday, August 16 yesterday.

"There has been no change in schedule (about Hasto's examination, ed)," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika, quoted on Tuesday, August 20.

Tessa said Hasto would be examined in the morning. But, he closed the material meeting.

"The investigation is planned, red) at 10:00 WIB," said the spokesman with the investigator's background.

As previously reported, PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto, who was supposed to be examined as a witness in the DJKA Ministry of Transportation bribery case (Kemenhub) on Friday, August 16, was present on Thursday, August 15. He said his presence was one day earlier because there was an event that could not be abandoned.

However, Hasto was not checked at that time because his presence was off schedule. So, he has agreed to reschedule on Tuesday, August 20.

The bribery case began with a hand arrest operation (OTT) related to allegations of corruption at the Class I Railway Engineering Center for the Central Java Region of the Directorate General of Railways (DJKA) of the Ministry of Transportation. This action was carried out on April 11, 2023.

From the silent operation, the anti-corruption commission then named 10 suspects. Four parties are suspected of being bribers of the Director of PT Istana Putra Agung (IPA) Dion Renato Sugiarto (DIN); Director of PT Dwifarita Fajarkharisma, Muchamad Hikmat (MUH); Director of PT KA Management Properti until February 2023 Yoseph Ibrahim (YOS); and VP of PT KA Management Properti Parjono (PAR).

Meanwhile, those suspected of being recipients are the Director of Railway Infrastructure Harno Trimadi (HNO); Head of the Central Java Railway Engineering Center (BTP) Putu Sumarjaya; Commitment Making Officer (PPK) BTP Central Java Bernard Hasibuan (BEN); PPK BPKA South Sulawesi Achmad Affandi (AFF); PPK for Railway Infrastructure Fadliansyah (FAD); and PPK BTP West Java Synto Pirjani Hutabarat (SYN).

The KPK then announced two new suspects in this case on January 22, 2024. They are Yofi Okatrisza as ASN at the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) and former auditor of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) Medi Yanto Sipahutar.