Saeful Bahri's Confession, Create A Bribery Scenario For PAW Harun Masiku With Donny Tri Istiqomah

JAKARTA - Former PDI-Perjuangan cadre, Saeful Bahri admitted that the bribe for the management of the Inter-Time Substitution (PAW) Harun Masiku was a scenario he made with Donny Tri Istiqomah.

He conveyed this confession in response to Febri Diansyah, lawyer for the Secretary General of PDIP, Hasto Kristiyanto, who alluded to his statement regarding the General Elections Commission (KPU) bribery.

"Earlier, you emphasized this, 'the direction of the secretary general is general' So this is the general point, right? What you mentioned earlier was what the party's decision was carried out, right? The rest you said 'I created myself, it's my fault because I bribed it and I have already accounted for it' You said that's true, right?" asked Febri during a trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Thursday, May 22.

"That's right," replied Saeful Bahri.

"So what I read earlier is indeed Pak Saeful's confession, right?" asked Febri to make sure.

"Yes," said Saeful Bahri agreeing.

Febri questioned the 'create' context in question. At that time, Saeful Bahri stated that bribery was a scenario he made with Donny Tri Istiqomah.

"So you see, I'm not here alone, I'm both with Dony. And from my culture with my donny and senior seniors starting from the extra-campus organization, all orders are sufficient conditions," said Saeful Bahri.

"Let's just clear this, sir, create it, it means you made it with Donny, right, sir?" asked Febri.

"Yes," replied Saeful Bahri while explaining that he had prepared several other plans in the management of PAW Harun Masiku.

Hearing this testimony, Febri then questioned whether Hasto Kristiyanto's order was behind the scenario of bribing the KPU in an effort to smooth Harun Masiku to become a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives. Saeful firmly stated that there was no order from the Secretary General of PDIP.

"When Mr. Saeful compiled with Donny to draw up a scenario to bribe the KPU, was there an order from Mr. Hasto for the scenario to bribe KPu?" asked Febri.

"Yes, I said earlier, nothing," said Saeful Bahri.

In the alleged bribery case, Hasto was jointly charged with advocate Donny Tri Istiqomah; the 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.

Hasto is 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.