Today, Hasto Kristiyanto Undergoes First Trial As A Defendant In The PAW Bribery Case

PAW's Bribery Session with the defendant Hasto Kristiyanto at the Jakarta Corruption Court (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The trial of the alleged bribery case for handling changes between the time (PAW) of the DPR for the 2019-2024 period and the obstruction of Harun Masiku's investigation was again held at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, today, Thursday, June 26.

At this trial, the Secretary General (Sekjen) of the PDI-P, Hasto Kristiyanto, will be examined as a defendant.

The agenda for the trial was stated in the Case Tracking Information System (SIPP) of the Central Jakarta District Court.

"Thursday, June 26. The defendant's examination," reads the SIPP page quoted by VOI, Thursday, June 26.

The plan is that the trial with the defendant Hasto Kristiyanto will be held in the Professional Courtroom. Dr. H Muhammad Hatta at 10.00 WIB.

In this case, Hasto together with advocate Donny Tri Istiqomah, former PDIP cadre Saeful Bahri, and Harun Masiku were charged with giving bribes of Rp 600 million to Wahyu Setiawan (KPU commissioner) in the 2019-2020 period.

This bribe is so that Wahyu seeks the KPU to approve the application of PAW for the South Sumatra Election Candidate (Sumsel) I on behalf of DPR members for the 2019-2024 period Riezky Aprilia to Harun Masiku.

Hasto was also 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 KPK OTT incident against 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.

Hasto was charged with 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 in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.