JAKARTA - Secretary General (Secretary General) of the PDI-P (PDIP), Hasto Kristiyanto asked the panel of judges to issue a determination to transfer the detention to the Salemba detention center of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) branch.

The application was submitted by Hasto's attorney, Ronny Talapessy, in the trial of the alleged bribery case of interim replacement (PAW) members of the DPR and the obstruction of the investigation.

"Being in the Central Jakarta Class 1 detention center, Salemba?" asked the Chief Justice of the Panel of Judges, Rios Rahmanto, during a trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Friday, March 21.

"That's right," replied Ronny.

Currently, Hasto is undergoing detention at the Cipinang detention center for the K4 KPK branch, East Jakarta. The reason for the request for a transfer so that the family can visit the PDIP Secretary General.

In addition, Hasto through his attorney also proposed a change in the limitation of the visit permit. Because, said Ronny, many of his client's colleagues wanted to visit just to give them encouragement.

"Your Majesty, because we have met several times, yes, family, previously we had conveyed it long ago but we didn't get access to the family. So that is the objection of Your Majesty. Then, only lawyers and family are limited, while please allow Your Majesty, that Mr. Hasto Kristiyanto has many colleagues or friends who want to also encourage him," said Ronny.

Responding to the request, Judge Rios asked a bit of Hasto's camp to formally submit it by attaching the time and name of the party who wanted to visit Hasto specifically.

"If it is related to the right to come because it has become a prisoner by the panel, please submit it but by pointing at a clear date and who the people are. This means that maybe not all of them, if everything is left automatically from the security aspect, it needs to be considered, yes, if it is clear who submitted it, maybe the panel of considerations can. If it is only related, sir," said the judge.

Hasto was 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 arrests by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) against members of the General Election Commission (KPU) for the 2017-2022 period, 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.

In addition to obstructing investigations, Hasto was also charged together with advocate Donny Tri Istiqomah; the former convict of the Harun Masiku case, Saeful Bahri; and Harun Masiku gave money amounting to 57,350 Singapore dollars or equivalent to Rp600 million to Wahyu in the 2019-2020 period.

The money is allegedly given with the aim that Wahyu strives for the KPU to approve the request for an interim replacement (PAW) for the Elected Legislative Candidate for the Electoral Region (Dapil) of South Sumatra (Sumsel) I on behalf of the Members of the DPR for the 2019-2024 period Riezky Aprilia to Harun Masiku.

Thus, Hasto is threatened with a crime as regulated in 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 jo. Article 64 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.


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