KPK Will Investigate Parties Suspected Of Funding Harun Masiku's Escape

KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika (DOK Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will investigate the party suspected of funding the briber of former KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan, Harun Masiku, who fled. Investigators will definitely conduct an in-depth investigation. "“It will be investigated by investigators (about the party who funded Harun Masiku, ed),” said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters in a written statement, Thursday, June 27. Meanwhile, Chairman of the Indonesia Calling (IM) 57+ Institute Praswad Nugraha said the KPK must investigate financier Harun Masiku. This is because the escape is certain to require a lot of money. " “ Buronan Harun Masiku needs a lot of cash because he always moves around and cannot access the banking financial system because it will be immediately found out if the person concerned takes an ATM and others," said Praswad in a written statement to reporters. Praswad also said that Harun was always moving so it was impossible to work. “ Surely there need to be parties who backup or support financial needs, ” he said. In addition, Praswad also assessed that the transfer of Harun while abroad also needed many supporters such as fake documents to certain people to help. Everything must be accompanied by giving money. “ Harun Masiku cannot work because his status is at large. So there must be no income. Without the support of certain parties, it is impossible for him to finance his escape over the past 4.5 years, "” said Praswad. As previously reported, Harun Masiku became a fugitive after being named a suspect in giving bribes to former KPU Commissioner Wahyu Setiawan to serve as a member of the DPR through interim shifts (PAW). The investigators have now examined four witnesses to find Harun's whereabouts after pocketing new information. One of them is PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto on Monday, June 10. During the examination, KPK investigators also confiscated cellphones and notebooks which were claimed to contain the 2024 Pilkada winner held by Hasto Kristiyanto Staff, Kusnadi. This made PDIP suspect that politicization had occurred. In addition, the confiscation resulted in reporting to the KPK Supervisory Board to Komnas HAM. Anti-corruption commission investigators are considered to have worked by not following the applicable rules.

In fact, Kusnadi's lawyer, Ronny Talapessy and his team also returned to provide additional evidence to the KPK Supervisory Board on Thursday, June 20. He said Commissioner Rossa Purbo Bekti was suspected of committing a serious ethical violation. Ronny claimed that Hasto's confiscation process from Kusnadi, who was his staff, did not go through the correct legal process. For example, when Kompol Rossa apparently lied to his client who was not a litigant. In addition, Ronny also accused investigators of falsifying signatures. “ For what reason, the valid letter is a letter in which Kusnadi's brother also gave his initials,” he told reporters at the ACLC KPK Building, Rasuna Said, South Jakarta.