Today, Hasto Reads Pledoi Cases Of Bribery And Obstruction Of Justice Harun Masiku

PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The trial of the alleged bribery case for handling the replacement between the time (PAW) of the DPR for the 2019-2024 period and the obstruction of Harun Masiku's investigation will be held again at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor) today. Secretary General (Sekjen) of the PDIP as well as the defendant, Hasto Kristiyanto will read out his plea memorandum of defense.

"Cases Number 36 Pid.Sus-TPK/2025/PN.Jkt.Pst on behalf of the defendant Hasto Kristiyanto. The agenda for the trial is pledoi reading," said Central Jakarta District Court spokesman Andi Saputra in his statement, Thursday, July 10.

At the previous trial, 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.

"The defendant Hasto Kristiyanto was sentenced to 7 years in prison," said Prosecutor Wawan Yunarwanto.

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.