KPK Public Prosecutor Confirms Investigation Of Hasto Case Based On New Evidence

The trial of alleged bribery for the management of the 2019-2024 DPR PAW and the obstruction of Harun Masiku's investigation with the defendant of the PDIP Secretary General, Hasto Kristiyanto. (Rizky A-VOI)

JAKARTA - Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Wawan Yunarwanto confirmed that the investigation into the alleged obstruction of investigations and bribery that dragged the Secretary General (Sekjen) of the PDI-P DPP Hasto Kristiyanto was carried out based on new evidence found by investigators.

The affirmation was in response to the argument of Hasto's defense note, which submitted the indictment and the public prosecutor's indictment against the court's decision which had permanent legal force, so it had to be rejected and ruled out because it contradicted the legal facts revealed in court.

"The evidence has not been used as evidence in the trial of the case on behalf of Wahyu Setiawan together with Agustiani Tio Fridelina and the Saeful Bahri case," said the Public Prosecutor when reading the replica or response to the memorandum of defense in a trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor), Monday, July 14, confiscated by Antara.

The prosecutor explained that the new evidence revealed Hasto's role in the corruption case of giving bribes to Wahyu together with Tio.

Thus, it was said that although in the previous decision Hasto's role had not yet been raised, this did not rule out Hasto being charged with a criminal act of corruption.

The prosecutor revealed this in accordance with the testimony of constitutional law expert Maruarar Siahaan in the trial, who explained that if the suspect had nothing to do with what had been stated in the old case, it would become a new case.

"But if that is the testimony of the witness mentioned something new is true and not related to what has been decided by the Court, experts think it is reasonable for a new case," said the prosecutor.

This, according to the prosecutor, is also in accordance with the testimony of criminal expert Muhammad Fatahillah who gave his opinion at the trial that when a case has been tried and signed, but in its development there are new actors related to the case, the examination of the case itself is carried out because in principle the examination of the criminal case stands alone.

Meanwhile, in each examination, various new facts were found for case development, it was stated that inspections could be carried out again for people who had not been processed.

Previously, Hasto was sentenced to 7 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 600 million provided that if the fine was not paid, it would be replaced (subsidiary) with 6 months imprisonment in cases of alleged obstruction to investigations and bribes.

In this case, he was charged with obstructing or obstructing the investigation of the corruption case that dragged Harun Masiku as a suspect in the 2019-2024 period.

The Secretary General of the PDI-P DPP is suspected of obstructing the investigation by ordering Harun, through the Aspiration House guard, Nur Hasan, to submerge Harun's cell phone into the water after the incident of arrest by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) against members of the General Election Commission (KPU) for the 2017-2022 period 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.

In addition to obstructing investigations, Hasto was also charged together with advocate Donny Tri Istiqomah; the former convict of the Harun Masiku case, Saeful Bahri; and Harun Masiku gave money amounting to 57,350 Singapore dollars or equivalent to Rp600 million to Wahyu in the 2019 2020 period.

The money is allegedly given with the aim that Wahyu strives for the KPU to approve an interim replacement (PAW) application for elected legislative members from the South Sumatra I Election Area on behalf of Riezky Aprilia to Harun Masiku.

Thus, Hasto is threatened with a crime as regulated in Article 21 and Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or Article 13 of Law 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 jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.