Hasto's Pretrial Lawsuit Runs Aground, Still A Suspect In PAW Bribery Case

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JAKARTA - The sole judge of the South Jakarta District Court, Djuyamto, has decided on a pretrial lawsuit filed by the Secretary General of PDIP, Hasto Kristiyanto, is unacceptable.

The request for a pretrial lawsuit is related to the validity of the process of determining the suspect in the case of alleged obstruction to the investigation and bribery of the interim replacement (PAW) of the DPR.

"Declare that the applicant's pretrial application cannot be accepted," Judge Djuyamto said during a trial at the South Jakarta District Court, Thursday, February 13.

In their decision, the judge assessed that the addition of the respondent or the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) was granted. Meanwhile, the applicant or Hasto's camp is considered unclear.

"Declaring the petition for pretrial for applicants is fog or unclear," said Djuyamto.

With this decision, the determination of the suspect carried out by KPK investigators to Hasto Kristiyanto remains valid. Then, the process of investigating the case can be continued.

Previously, it was reported that this pretrial lawsuit began with Hasto not accepting the legal action taken by the KPK, starting from determining suspects, searching to confiscation. He assessed that KPK investigators had acted arbitrarily in the case of interim replacement bribery (PAW) that ensnared former KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan and his fugitive, Harun Masiku.

Not only Hasto, investigators also named Donny Tri Istiqomah, who is a PDIP cadre and a lawyer as a suspect.

In fact, Hasto is also a suspect in the obstruction of the investigation. He is suspected of trying to obstruct the legal process, one of which is by asking Harun to damage his cellphone and run away after the arrest operation (OTT) was carried out.