Hasto Claims To Be Victim Of Wahyu-Saeful Operational Fund Agreement In PAW Bribery Case

The Secretary General (Sekjen) of the PDIP, Hasto Kristiyanto, said that he had been a victim of the operational fund agreement between Wahyu Setiawan and the General Elections Commission (KPU) Commissioner and Saeful Bahri.

This was conveyed when reading the duplicate in the trial of the alleged bribery case for the replacement process (PAW) of the DPR for the 2019-2024 period and the obstruction of Harun Masiku's investigation.

"The defendant became a victim of Wahyu Setiawan's 'play' with an operational fund agreement which was also for personal gain by Saeful Bahri and Donny Tri Istiqomah, along with Harun Masiku," said Hasto during a trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Friday, July 18.

The reason is that Hasto as Secretary General of PDIP or personally has never approved the party's steps or policies that are against the law.

In fact, Hasto had reddened Saeful Bahri when he learned of a request for money from Harun Masiku to smooth out the PAW process.

"The defendant as the party secretary general or personally, I have never approved party policy measures outside the legal process," he said.

Moreover, there was never any malicious intent or rea men's that was proven during the trial. It was also about things that benefited him if he was involved in the PAW bribery series.

"That the teachings of 'Actus Reus' and 'Mens Rea' in criminal law require unlawful acts and malicious intentions against the defendant," said Hasto.

In addition, Hasto asked the panel of judges to consider the Jurisprudence regarding the Supreme Court's Decision (MA) Number 1276 K/Pid/2025.

The jurisprudence provides guidelines regarding if the element of 'giving or promising something' is not carried out by the defendant, then the bribery charges are considered not fulfilled and legally proven.

"Through the Supreme Court Decision Number 1276 K/Pid/2025, the Supreme Court acquitted the Defendant in the bribery case, because the Court concluded that the Defendant had never directly or indirectly given or promised the official in question," said Hasto.

Hasto was charged by the Public Prosecutor (JPU) with imprisonment for 7 years. In addition, the prosecutor also charged Hasto Kristiyanto with a fine of Rp. 600 million. If it is not paid, it will be replaced with a prison sentence of 6 months.

In this case, Hasto was charged together with advocate Donny Tri Istiqomah, former PDIP cadre Saeful Bahri, and Harun Masiku were charged with giving bribes of Rp 600 million to Wahyu Setiawan (KPU commissioner) in the 2019-2020 period.

This bribe is so that Wahyu seeks the KPU to approve the application of PAW for the South Sumatra Election Candidate (Sumsel) I on behalf of DPR members for the 2019-2024 period Riezky Aprilia to Harun Masiku.

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 KPK OTT incident against 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 was charged with 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 in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.