Political observer at Esa Unggul University, Jamiluddin Ritonga, assesses that granting amnesty to the Secretary General of the PDI-P Hasto Kristiyanto cannot be called a form of reconciliation between President Prabowo Subianto and PDIP General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri.
According to Jamiluddin, there is no personal conflict between Prabowo and Megawati, so it is irrelevant to call amnesty a reconciliational step.
"It seems that it is not an attempt to reconcile. Because Prabowo and Megawati did not conflict," Jamiluddin said when contacted by VOI, Jakarta, Friday, August 1.
He considered that if there was political tension, it would be more related to Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka. Meanwhile, Prabowo and Megawati's relationship is considered to remain within reasonable limits between national figures.
"Even if Megawati is outside the government, the problem is more with Vice President Gibran, not with Prabowo," he continued.
Therefore, according to Jamiluddin, granting amnesty to Hasto was more of an accommodative political stance from Prabowo.
"Prabowo seems to want to embrace all elements of society, including the PDIP," he said.
He also considered that Hasto's legal case which he considered "gray" was a political opportunity used by the President.
The gray Hasto legal case is used to grant amnesty. That way, Prabowo took advantage of the legal case to accommodate the interests of the PDIP," he said.
As is known, Hasto Kristiyanto was previously sentenced to 3.5 years in prison in the bribery case against former KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan regarding the interim shift (PAW) of members of the Indonesian House of Representatives on behalf of Harun Masiku.
In addition to amnesty for Hasto, the Indonesian House of Representatives also approved President Prabowo's request to grant an abolition to former Trade Minister Tom Lembong, the defendant in the alleged sugar import case.
Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, said the two requests had been approved through a consultation meeting between the government and the DPR.
"The DPR has approved Presidential Letter Number R42/Pres/07/2025 concerning amnesty of 1,116 people who have been convicted, including Brother Hasto Kristiyanto," said Dasco, Thursday, July 31.
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In addition, Dasco also said that the DPR gave considerations and approval of Presidential Letter Number R43/Pres/07/2025 regarding the request for abolition on behalf of Tom Lembong.
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