JAKARTA - The attorney for the Secretary-General of the PDIP, Hasto Kristiyanto, Maqdir Ismail, assessed that the demands of seven years in prison for money were handed down by the Public Prosecutor (JPU) against his client in the case of alleged bribery in the administration of the time (PAW) of the DPR for the 2019-2024 period and the obstruction of Harun Masiku's investigation, is a form of political criminalization.
According to him, this case should not be categorized as an ordinary crime. But an attempt to politicize the law.
"I think it's something that really needs our attention that this case is not a pure crime case, but this is like we repeatedly say, this is a criminalized political case. This is a political criminalization so that this can be prosecuted with high demands, an article is created which is called obstruction of justice," Maqdir told reporters after the trial, Thursday, July 3.
Maqdir then questioned the Call Detail Record (CDR) data which was used as evidence by the prosecutor. It is said that the data is illogical and injures common sense.
"If they want to be honest, the public prosecutor should also admit that if one thing is related to the CDR they say, they never want to reveal that Harun Masiku's journey from West Jakarta to Tanah Abang is only within one second. This is something that really injures common sense," he said.
Then, Maqdir also accused there was manipulation of electronic evidence, including the question of Harun Masiku's whereabouts at PTIK with Nurhasan. Because, there is a location shift in a short time.
In fact, this is not possible considering the general travel time in Jakarta at night.
"If we look closely at how the trip is referred to as Harun Masiku's journey together with Nurhasan from Menteng by circling until then they say they are at PTIK in just about 30'35 minutes, in conditions at around 20.17, or after 17's, it is impossible for us to walk in Jakarta," said Maqdir.
Maqdir also emphasized that the proof of this case cannot be based solely on assumptions or imaginations, especially when witnesses such as Nurhasan have denied allegations of involvement.
"The proof is based on witness testimony, not based on imagination or assumption," said Maqdir.
Not only that, Maqdir highlighted the process of determining Hasto as a suspect who according to him was odd and had a political nuance, including when Hasto was said to have been asked to resign from the position of Secretary General of PDI-P and not to dismiss President Jokowi.
"Starting from December 13, 2024, he was contacted by people asking him to resign from his position as secretary general. If he resigns, he will not be punished. That is the first. Then second, don't fire Jokowi. If these two things are done by Hasto, then he will not be punished," he said.
According to him, the case involving Hasto Kristiyanto cannot be separated from the internal dynamics of the party and the interests of power.
"All brothers and sisters, let's take a good look at that this case is not an ordinary matter, it is not a simple matter of bribery, nor is it an act that hinders the investigation. But this is an attempt (from the discussion of several friends at PDI-P). This is actually an initial attempt that has failed to take over the party when President Jokowi asked for an additional term of office and also when he did not succeed in adding a period," said Maqdir.
In this case, Hasto was charged by the Public Prosecutor (JPU) with 7 years in prison. In addition, the prosecutor also charged Hasto Kristiyanto with a fine of Rp. 600 million. If it is not paid, it will be replaced with a prison sentence of 6 months.
Meanwhile, Hasto was jointly charged 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.
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