KPK Suspects There Was A Special Request From Djoko Tjandra To Harun Masiku When Meeting In Malaysia

KPK Spokesperson Tessa Mahardika/DOK PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed that Djoko Tjandra had met with former PDI-P candidate Harun Masiku in Kuala Lumpur.

There are allegations that the businessman had asked the fugitive in the bribery case for the interim replacement (PAW) process for members of the DPR.

"There was a request from DST brother to HM's brother to help take care of something," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardhika to reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, April 9.

Even so, Tessa has not been able to open the request to the public. This is because investigators are still investigating.

In the future, the KPK will also summon other witnesses to strengthen this allegation. However, everything will be handed over to investigators who handle the bribery case for the PAW management process.

"If it is necessary, there are other parties who will be questioned and of course the investigators will summon these parties," said the spokesman with the investigator's background.

Meanwhile, Djoko Tjandra admitted that he did not know Harun Masiku, who was still at large. He conveyed this after undergoing an examination at the KPK's Merah Putih building.

Meanwhile, Djoko Tjandra is a convict of corruption in Bank Bali's collection rights and is involved in the dispute over the case of prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari.

"There is no question, wong I don't know. I don't know how I want to tell you," he said after being examined for about 3.5 hours.

Djoko also admitted that he did not know the Secretary General of PDIP Hasto Kristiyanto and Donny Tri Istiqomah who were lawyers from PDIP.

Previously reported, the KPK has not detained two suspects in the bribery case for the interim replacement (PAW) of members of the DPR for the 2019-2024 period. They are Donny Tri Istiqomah as lawyers from PDIP and Harun Masiku who are still at large.

Meanwhile, PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto, who was involved in the bribery case, is currently undergoing trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court.

He was charged with intervening the investigation as stipulated in Article 21 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption, which has been amended by Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001, and Article 65 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

The prosecutor assessed that Hasto played a role in Harun's escape during the arrest operation (OTT) in 2020.

It did not stop there, the prosecutor also accused Hasto of being involved in giving bribes to the former KPU Commissioner, Wahyu Setiawan. The Rp600 million bribe was given together by PDIP advocate Donny Tri Istiqomah, PDIP cadre Saeful Bahri, and Harun Masiku through former Bawaslu member Agustiani Tio.

This gift is intended so that Harun can sit as a member of the DPR with an interim replacement mechanism.