KPK Ready To Attend Hasto Kristiyanto's Pretrial Session At The South Jakarta District Court Tomorrow

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) through the legal bureau team will attend a pretrial hearing that tests the determination of the suspect PDI-P Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto on Wednesday, February 5. Complete preparations have been made.

"The legal Bureau has prepared itself. God willing, it will be present," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardhika to reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Tuesday, February 4.

Tessa said the legal team was ready to prove that Hasto was a suspect in the interim replacement bribery (PAW) for members of the DPR RI and the obstruction of the investigation was appropriate. So, the judge is expected to give the appropriate decision and there should be no intervention from any party.

"The process of determining the suspect has gone through procedures and is based on legal rules including at least two pieces of evidence as sufficient preliminary evidence," he said.

"We hope that the process can run objectively so that the judge can also assess and decide without any pressure or intervention from any party," continued Tessa.

As previously reported, Judge Djumyanto decided to postpone the first trial of the pretrial lawsuit filed by PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto. This decision was taken because the KPK as the respondent was not present at the South Jakarta District Court (PN).

The next trial will be held on February 5. Djumyanto said the decision was knocked out because there was a long holiday at the end of January.

Hasto did not accept being named a suspect so he filed a pretrial. He was entangled in the bribery case for the interim replacement (PAW) of members of the Indonesian House of Representatives together with Donny Tri Istiqomah, who is a lawyer and PDIP cadre.

In addition, Hasto was also named a suspect in the obstruction of the investigation. He is suspected of obstructing the KPK's move to arrest Harun Masiku in the 2020 hand arrest operation (OTT).