JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) decided to recall the Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto this week.
The reason for asking to postpone the examination was because it was filing a pretrial at the South Jakarta District Court (PN) which was deemed inappropriate by investigators.
This was conveyed by KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardhika when asked about Hasto's absence from today's examination, Monday, February 17.
The politician should have been present as a suspect in the bribery case for the interim replacement (PAW) and the obstruction of the investigation.
"Investigators think there is no appropriate and natural reason not to attend the summons as a suspect today," Tessa told reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Monday, February 17.
Tessa said that pretrial was indeed the right of the suspect. However, this process did not then delay ongoing investigations.
He said this method also applies to the police and the prosecutor's office.
"That's why it will be sent back to the summons for the two information I got from the investigators," he said.
Previously reported, the KPK examined the Secretary General of PDIP Hasto Kristiyanto as a suspect in the bribery case for the interim replacement management (PAW) for members of the DPR and the obstruction of the investigation on Monday, February 17. This is the second request for information.
However, Hasto decided not to attend. His legal team asked for a postponement because the second pretrial submission had been made to the South Jakarta District Court (PN).
"Law enforcement at 08.30 WIB has come to the KPK to provide a letter regarding the request for postponement of Mas Hasto Kristiyanto's examination," said Chairman of the PDIP DPP for Legal Reform as well as Hasto's lawyer, Ronny B. Talapessy in a written statement, Monday, January 17.
Ronny said the pretrial filing for the second time had been carried out on Friday last week. This step was taken after the first lawsuit of Hasto's camp was not accepted by the sole judge on Thursday, February 13.
"We have submitted two pretrial applications based on the judge's decision," he said.
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