JAKARTA - Chairman of the DPP PDI Perjuangan (PDIP) Ribka Tjiptaning was disappointed with the 3.5-year sentence handed down by the Panel of Judges at the Corruption Court against his secretary-general, Hasto Kristiyanto. He considered his party to have been harassed.
This was conveyed by Ribka to the mass of action guarding the trial of Hasto's decision at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Friday, July 25. He considered that there had been a legal game.
"This version is not just for Hasto. This is harassment against our party. PDIP has been legally restricted," said Ribka, quoted on Saturday, July 26.
Ribka also expressed her distrust of the judge who claimed not to be selective. He even challenged law enforcement officials including prosecutors and police.
In addition, Ribka invited cadres and sympathizers to accommodate the PDIP DPP office on Jalan Diponegoro Number 58, Menteng, Central Jakarta on Sunday, July 27. He called this call as resistance even though PDIP General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri had instructed each cadre to obey the law.
"It turns out that the reform has not been completed. We will continue this movement on Sunday, July 27, we will gather at Diponegoro 58. We will make Kudatuli volume two. Agree?" shouted Ribka who was greeted with cheers from supporters.
Kudatuli is an acronym for the Corruption of Twenty-seven July. This incident refers to the attack on the PDIP DPP office on 27 July 1996 due to an internal conflict between Megawati Soekarnoputri and Suryadi's camp which was supported by the New Order regime.
This incident then positioned Megawati as a symbol of resistance to the Suharto government.
Hasto is known to have been sentenced to 3 years and 6 months or 3.5 years in prison by the Panel of Judges at the Corruption Court. He was found guilty of bribing former KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan regarding PAW, a member of the 2019-2024 DPR.
The aggravating thing is that Hasto as a defendant does not support the eradication of corruption and independence of the KPU institution.
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Meanwhile, the mitigating factor is that Hasto was polite in the trial, had never been convicted, and had family responsibilities.
Meanwhile, for the obstruction of the investigation into the bribery case of Harun Masiku, the panel of judges stated that the indictment was not proven. This decision is lighter than the prosecutor's demands, namely 7 years in prison and a fine of Rp600 million, subsidiary to 6 months in prison.
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