KPK Urged To Immediately Call And Hold Hasto After Pretrial Decision Knocked

Yudi Purnomo urged the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to immediately summon and detain the Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto regarding the alleged bribery of interim replacement management (PAW) members of the Indonesian House of Representatives and the obstruction of the investigation.

The former investigator of the anti-corruption commission assessed that it was time for forced efforts to be carried out. Moreover, the politician's pretrial lawsuit was not accepted by the South Jakarta District Court (PN).

"KPK must recall Hasto as a suspect in both bribery and obstruction of the investigation and then detention," Yudi said in his statement to reporters quoted on Saturday, February 15.

It is also said that summons and detention must be carried out immediately so that the investigation of the case against Hasto does not drag on. "We demand that the KPK immediately resolve this case for justice and legal certainty," he said.

"So that once again this case does not drag on so that the KPK is not said to be selective and the KPK can focus on other corruption cases," continued Yudi.

Meanwhile, KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardhika said Hasto's summons would be made next week. However, he has not specified the exact time.

"The information we have received from investigators in the near future will be called again to the person concerned," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardhika to reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Friday night, February 14.

"Most likely ... next week," he continued.

Previously reported, PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto filed a pretrial against the KPK after being named a suspect in the bribery case for the interim replacement (PAW) of members of the DPR RI and the obstruction of the investigation. The lawsuit was later not accepted by the South Jakarta District Court Tunggal Judge Djumyanto.

"To try, grant the exception of the respondent, declare the petitioner's petition to run away or it is not clear," said Judge Djuyamto during a hearing at the South Jakarta District Court, Thursday.

In their consideration, Djuyamto granted the exception submitted by the KPK which objected to the argument of Hasto's lawsuit which objected to the two investigation warrants.

According to the judge, Hasto's petition should have been submitted in two forms of pretrial lawsuit.

"With the absence of this pretrial, Hasto's suspect status by the KPK is legal. "Declare that the applicant's pretrial application is not accepted," said Djuyamto.