PDIP Accuses There Is Intimidation, KPK Investigators Guard Key Witnesses In Hasto Case

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is furious with the actions of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Rossa Purbo Bekti.

Because, he also escorted Saeful Bahri, who is a witness in the trial of the alleged bribery case of interim replacement (PAW) and the obstruction of the investigation with the defendant Secretary General of PDI-P, Hasto Kristiyanto, to trial.

PDI-P politician, Guntur Romli, said that Rossa Purbo Bekti's actions against Saeful Bahri were feared to be a form of intimidation.

"We would like to convey our concerns over the intimidation and pressure on witnesses who are not from KPK investigators and investigators who we are worried about experiencing intimidation, threats," said Guntur Romli when met at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Thursday, May 22.

"Because I myself saw earlier, witness Saeful Bahri was escorted by KPK investigator Rossa to the front of the courtroom," he continued.

Guntur also questioned the urgency of investigators to 'go down' directly to escort witnesses presented by the Public Prosecutor (JPU). Moreover, Rossa is the Head of the investigator's Task Force (Kasatgas) in the Harun Masiku case.

"How come the witnesses who should have been presented by the public prosecutor were escorted by the investigator directly, by the Kasatgas directly, namely Rossa. I saw for myself, he took Saeful Bahri to the front of the courtroom," said Guntur.

It is known that Saeful Bahri is a key witness who in the series of alleged bribery cases acts as an intermediary. He distributed money from Harun Masiku to a member of the General Elections Commission (KPU), Wahyu Setiawan, who at that time served as Commissioner of the Indonesian KPU.

Saeful Bahri is also known to have been arrested during a hand arrest operation (OTT) conducted by the KPK on January 8, 2020 with Wahyu Setiawan and former Commissioner of the General Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) Agustiani Tio Fridelina.

In May 2020, Saeful was sentenced by the Jakarta Corruption Court for one year and eight months in prison and a fine of IDR 150 million, subsidiary to four months in prison.