Hasto's Attorney: There Is No Relationship With The Causality Of Mobile Submerging With Harun Masiku's Fugitives
JAKARTA - PDIP Secretary General (Secretary General) Hasto Kristiyanto Ronny Talapessy stated that the argument of the Public Prosecutor (JPU) regarding his client's handling of investigations, especially regarding orders to issue cellphones, was very reckless. Hasto's lawyer emphasized that there was no causality relationship with the absence of Harun Masiku.
He conveyed this when reading the duplicate to answer the replica of the Public Prosecutor (JPU) at the trial of the alleged bribery case for the management of the replacement between the time (PAW) of the DPR for the 2019-2024 period and the obstruction of the investigation of Harun Masiku.
"The argument is a reckless argument because it has ignored the fact that there is no causality relationship between the order from the cell phone and the absence of Harun Masiku to this day," said Ronny during a trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Friday, July 18.
Moreover, the prosecutor never proved that Kusnadi's cellphone, which was said to have been drowned on the orders of Hasto Kristiyanto, contained important data revealing the whereabouts of Harun Masiku.
Therefore, the prosecutor is considered only to connect to the submergence of the cell phone with the absence of Harun Masiku.
"There is not a single piece of evidence stating that the contents of the cellphone store coordinates, contacts, or active communication related to the Harun Masiku case which determines the direction of the case process," he said.
Not only that, Ronny also highlighted the existence of an Investigation Order (Sprindik) Number: Sprin.Dik/07/DIK.00/01/2020 dated January 9, 2020 with suspects Wahyu Setiawan, Agustiani Tio, Saeful Bahri and Harun Masiku.
The issuance of the sprindik shows that the investigation process carried out by the KPK is still ongoing or unprevented.
"Thus, the argument of the public prosecutor stating that the defendant carried out obstruction of justice through prevention of investigation is not proven because Sprindik continues to be published and the investigation process continues," said Ronny.
In fact, Ronny mentioned the opportunity that the KPK had to arrest Haru Masiku who was at Thamrin Residence on January 8, 2020. However, the action was never taken.
"Thus, the argument of the public prosecutor stating that the defendant carried out obstruction of justice through the obstruction of the investigation was not proven because the failure of the investigation process was caused by the failure of the KPK in securing Harun Masiku," said Ronny.
Hasto is known to be charged with imprisonment for 7 years. In addition, the prosecutor also charged Hasto Kristiyanto with a fine of Rp600 million. If not paid, it will be replaced with a prison sentence of 6 months.
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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.