Today, The KPK Responds To Hasto's Defense Related To The PAW Harun Masiku Bribery Case

The defendant in the bribery case of PAW Hasto Kristiyanto at the Jakarta Corruption Court (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Public Prosecutor (JPU) at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will read out his response to the memorandum of defense or pledoi of the Secretary General of PDIP, Hasto Kristiyanto, and his legal advisers, at today's trial, Monday, July 14.

Hasto is a defendant in 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.

"The public prosecutor's team has read and listened to all the points of defense of the Defendant Hasto Kristianto and his PH team. We will certainly respond in a written replica," said KPK prosecutor M. Fauji Rahmat, in his statement, Monday, July 14.

At the previous trial, Hasto read out his memorandum of defense which denied all the prosecutors' charges regarding his involvement in cases of alleged bribery and investigation warnings.

One of the objections that Hasto conveyed regarding the provision of bribe funds for the management of PAW Harun Masiku was worth Rp. 400 million. Hasto emphasized that all the bribe funds came from Harun Masiku.

For the progress of the 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.

In this case, Hasto was charged 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.