Chairman (Ketum) of the PDI Perjuangan (PDIP) Megawati Soekarnoputri instructed her cadres to come down before the trial of reading the indictment against PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto at the Central Jakarta District Court (Jakpus) on Friday, March 14.
This was conveyed by a member of Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives from the PDIP Faction I Wayan Sudirta after meeting Megawati at her residence on Jalan Teuku Umar, Menteng, Jakarta, Thursday afternoon.
"Mrs. (Megawati) emphasized going down," Wayan told the media crew, quoted by Antara.
Meanwhile, member of Commission II of the Indonesian House of Representatives as well as Chairman of the PDIP DPP Deddy Sitorus admitted that the meeting discussed the plan of the 2025 PDIP Congress.
"Usually consolidation, later all other commissions, because we want congress, right. So we need a lot of input to enrich our congress later," explained Deddy.
Previously, a number of members of Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives from the PDIP faction visited the residence of PDIP General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri on Jalan Teuku Umar, Menteng, Jakarta, Thursday.
They include Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the House of Representatives Dede Indra Permana Soediro, Sub-Department, Stevano Rizki Adranacus, I Wayan Sudirta, Saparudin, Nasyirul Falah, to Gilang Dhiela Faraez.
Then also present were Dewi Juliani, Pulung Agustanto, and Secretary of the PDIP faction of the DPR, Dolfie Onniel Frederic Palit. Spokesperson and legal team of PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto Ronny Talapessy to PDIP DPP Chair Deddy Sitorus have also arrived at Megawati's residence.
Based on ANTARA's observation at Megawati's residence, they arrived at the residence of the fifth President of the Republic of Indonesia at around 14.00 WIB. They also compactly wore the party's red uniform bearing the white-nosed bull symbol.
This visit was made the day before the inaugural hearing of the PDIP Secretary General, Hasto Kristiyanto at the Central Jakarta District Court on Friday (14/3) tomorrow. The trial is scheduled with an agenda for reading the charges against Hasto.
Based on the information received, the arrival of these members of the DPR is part of an official invitation sent by the PDIP DPP through a letter numbered 7327/IN/DPP/III/2025 which was issued on March 11, 2025.
PDIP is known to have added a series of lawyers to defend Hasto Kristiyanto against the KPK in the trial of bribery and obstruction related to fugitive Harun Masiku. There are a number of names that fill the long list of Hasto's lawyers, one of whom is former KPK spokesman Febri Diansyah.
Hasto's lawyer, Ronny Talapessy, said his client would soon be tried at the Jakarta Corruption Court on March 14, 2025. Ronny introduced his team who would defend Hasto against the KPK.
"Currently, the legal process will enter the trial, and we have prepared a legal team to defend the Secretary General of the PDI-P, Mr. Hasto Kristiyanto. On this occasion, I would like to introduce a team of legal advisors, who will accompany Mr. Hasto Kristyanto at the trial which will begin on Friday, March 14, 2025," said Ronny at a press conference at the PDIP office, Jakarta, Wednesday, March 12.
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It is known that the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor) has set a schedule for the inaugural trial of reading the indictment for Hasto on Friday, March 14 tomorrow.
There are two cases that ensnared him, namely the alleged bribery in the management of the interim replacement (PAW) of members of the DPR for the 2019-2024 period and the alleged obstruction of the investigation.
In the PAW bribery case, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has also named the PDIP advocate, Donny Tri Istiqomah, as a suspect. However, until now, Donny has not been detained by the KPK.
This case is the development of a case that first ensnared the former General Election Commission (KPU) Commissioner, Wahyu Setiawan, and former PDIP legislative candidate, Harun Masiku, who is still at large.
The bribe was allegedly given so that Harun Masiku could be designated as a member of the DPR through the PAW mechanism.
In this case, Hasto and Donny, Harun Masiku, and Saeful Bahri allegedly played a role in giving Rp 600 million to Wahyu Setiawan through intermediary Agustiani Tio Fridelina.
In addition to the bribery case, Hasto was also charged with carrying out an attempted investigation. He is said to have gathered a number of witnesses related to Harun Masiku and directed them not to provide true information to investigators.
In fact, during a hand arrest operation against Harun Masiku, Hasto said he ordered a house guard named Nur Hasan to contact Harun and suggested submerging his cellphone in water and immediately fleeing.
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