KPK Ensures Confiscation Of Hasto's Cellphone Regarding Fugitive Harun Masiku

PDI-P Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto has fulfilled the summons of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) today, Monday, June 10, 2024 (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confirmed that the confiscation of the cellphone belonging to the PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto from the hands of his staff, Kusnadi, was related to Harun Masiku, the alleged briber of former KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan who was still at large.

KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika said investigators could not arbitrarily make forced efforts. Including when confiscating goods from related parties in a case.

"All the confiscation of electronic evidence, documents and others was carried out by investigators in order to prove the elements of the case and things that corroborate the case," Tessa told reporters quoted on Thursday, June 20.

Moreover, the evidence confiscated will definitely be analyzed by investigators. So one party cannot claim that the confiscation was not related to the case being investigated.

"The contents of the confiscated cellphone or electronic evidence will certainly be analyzed by investigators. We'll just have to wait for the process in the future," he said.

Furthermore, Tessa also said that the confiscation of goods from witnesses examined was actually not a strange thing. "That if investigators feel documents or electronic evidence, other evidence is deemed appropriate for analysis, a confiscation will be carried out," said the spokesman with the investigator's background.

"After examining the connection, of course, the owner of the goods, the owner of the documents and other witnesses related to the confiscated evidence will be clarified," continued Tessa.

As previously reported, PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto, Kusnadi, claimed that there was no discussion about Harun Masiku on the cellphone confiscated by investigators.

Kusnadi conveyed this claim after being examined as a witness in the Harun Masiku case today, Wednesday, June 19. After being examined for 8.5 hours from 10.00 WIB until 18.30 WIB, he revealed that the conversation on Hasto's cellphone and his belongings was only about the payment of party events.

"There is no conversation (with, red) HM, yes (there is, red) a normal conversation (about, red) payments," Kusnadi told reporters at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, May 19.

Likewise, conversations with other parties who have been examined as witnesses in the Harun Masiku case, Simeon Petrus. This figure is a lawyer and PDIP cadre who has also been questioned by the KPK.

As for the conversation about the payment, Kusnadi said that he had nothing to do with Harun but party affairs. One of them is paying for a puppet event at the PDIP DPP Party School, Lenteng Agung, Jakarta which was held a few days ago during the Bung Karno Month celebration.

"Yes, payment, wayang payment. Yesterday, the payments were just payments," he said.