The KPK Is Still Focusing On Proven Hasto's Actions After Investigators Admit That They Know Harun Masiku's Position In Court

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said it was still focused on proving the actions of PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto who was charged with interim investigations into the Harun Masiku case and bribery for interim replacement (PAW) members of the DPR for the 2019-2024 period.

This was conveyed by the KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo when asked about the testimony of his investigator, Arif Budi Raharjo, who said that Harun Masiku's whereabouts had actually been detected when he was a witness at the trial.

"Of course, at this time the KPK is still focused on the process of proving the case with the defendant HK," Budi told reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Friday, May 16.

Even so, Budi said, his investigator's statement remained the focus. Moreover, Arif was presented as a fact witness to strengthen the obstruction indictment of Hasto's investigation.

"Every information or information submitted by the witnesses who are present at the trial will then be analyzed and reviewed by the KPK," he said.

In a trial held at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Arif Budi Raharjo said that Harun Masiku's whereabouts, who is a fugitive, were already known.

Meanwhile, Harun became a fugitive after escaping a hand arrest operation (OTT) carried out by the KPK in 2020. He should have been a suspect along with several other people, including former General Election Commission (KPU) Commissioner Wahyu Setiawan.

"We know (the point of Harun's whereabouts, ed). However, we cannot convey it here," said Arif, who was presented as a witness by the prosecutor.

Arif said he was one of Harun Masiku's search teams. "We are still trying (search) through several parties," he said.

Previously reported, PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto was charged together with advocate Donny Tri Istiqomah; former convict of the Harun Masiku case, Saeful Bahri; and Harun Masiku gave money amounting to 57,350 Singapore dollars or equivalent to Rp600 million to Wahyu in the 2019-2020 period.

The money is allegedly given with the aim that Wahyu seeks the KPU to approve an interim replacement request (PAW) for the Elected Legislative Candidate for the Electoral Region (Dapil) of South Sumatra (Sumsel) I on behalf of DPR Members for the 2019-2024 period Riezky Aprilia to Harun Masiku.

In addition, Hasto was also charged with obstructing the investigation by ordering Harun, through the Aspiration House guard, Nur Hasan, to submerge Harun's cell phone into the water after the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested members of the General Election Commission (KPU) for the 2017-2022 period Wahyu Setiawan.

Not only Harun Masiku's cellphone, Hasto is also said to have ordered his aide, Kusnadi, to drown his cell phone in anticipation of forced attempts by KPK investigators.

As a result of his actions, Hasto was threatened with a crime as regulated in Article 21 and Article 5 Paragraph (1) letter a or Article 13 of Law (UU) Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 65 Paragraph (1) and Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1 jo. Article 64 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.