Hasto Denies PDIP Is Divided Due To Discourse On Cheating Rights For The 2024 Presidential Election

PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto/DOK PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto denied that his party's issue was divided about the discourse of rolling out the right to inquiry about the fraud of the 2024 General Election in the DPR. He said this process was actually important even though it could not be rushed.

"There is no (divided, red). Only we often speak as a very important political process in the DPR, right because there is also a lot of intimidation," Hasto told reporters at the University of Indonesia (UI) campus area, Depok, Thursday, March 7.

Hasto explained that one form of intimidation that emerged in the middle of the discourse was the report of PDIP cadres who were also presidential candidates number three, Ganjar Pranowo to the KPK by Indonesia Police Watch (IPW).

It is known, Ganjar together with the former Board of Directors of Bank Jateng with the initials S were reported to the KPK by the Chairman of IPW Sugeng Teguh Santoso. He is suspected of receiving gratuities from cashback of the underwriter company at the regional bank.

"It cannot be separated from efforts to hinder the right of inquiry," he stressed.

Hasto regretted the intimidation. Other parties should not have to be afraid of the use of the right to inquiry.

"Because when the election process goes well, when the election process goes through honestly, there's no need to be afraid, after all, the use of this right," he said.

As for the party's stance bearing the bull symbol, it has not been decided about the right of inquiry. Hasto said his party was still waiting for the results of a study from a special team formed by the Ganjar-Mahfud MD National Campaign Team (TPN).

"Yes, we have just conducted a study on the formulation of making academic manuscripts and also various options. There are quite a lot of options, there are trial options in the Constitutional Court, there are DPR RI rights, it is being studied by a special team," he concluded.