Hasto Will Ask To Postpone Investigations When Facing KPK Investigators Tomorrow

Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto admitted that he would fulfill the summons of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in the agenda of investigating as a suspect in the bribery case of Harun Masiku on Thursday, February 20.

"Because the PDI struggle is instilled in discipline to obey the law, tomorrow I will be present to fulfill the summons from the KPK," said Hasto at the PDIP DPP Party School, South Jakarta, Wednesday, February 19.

Hasto's legal team member, Ronny Talepessy, said that his party would accompany Hasto when visiting the KPK tomorrow. However, Ronny admitted that he would ask KPK investigators to postpone the investigation.

This is because Hasto has filed a second pretrial lawsuit with the South Jakarta District Court after his previous legal action was rejected by the panel of judges.

"We will attend and we will convey it to investigators, so that investigators should wait for a pretrial decision to whether or not the status of Mas Hasto Kristiyanto is valid," explained Ronny.

"We ask that investigators in this case should be professional in following the existing process because we are testing using our legal rights to re-test pretrial," he continued.

It is known that Hasto's legal team again filed 2 pretrials regarding the status of suspects by the KPK. The two pretrial defenders are related to the alleged bribery in the Harun Masiku case and the obstruction of justice.

Meanwhile, Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Johanis Tanak emphasized that there is no rule prohibiting summoning or even detaining suspects when the pretrial process is ongoing.

"There is no law that prohibits him from filing a pretrial that has been decided by the judge and there is also no law governing that investigators should not summon and ask witnesses, experts or suspects," Johanis told reporters.

"Even detaining the suspect during the pretrial process is not prohibited," he continued.

Johanis said the postponement could only be done if ordered by the judge who tried the pretrial lawsuit.

"Unless there is a judge's decision to determine and state that he will stop the investigation process until a pretrial decision is pronounced in court," he said.