Hasto Kristiyanto Was Canceled By The KPK In The DJKA Bribery Case Today

PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto at the KPK Building, Thursday 15 August 2024 (Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

The Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto canceled his investigation by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) today, Thursday, August 15. The reason is that he came the day before the predetermined schedule or on Friday, August 16.

"In accordance with my historical summons, I should have been summoned on Friday, August 16," Hasto told reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, August 15.

Hasto reasoned that he came a day earlier because there was an agenda that could not be abandoned.

"(Tomorrow, August 16) there was a state speech from the president, then we also had a book review on the redness of Soekarno's teachings at the Multatuli Museum together with Mr. Airlangga Pribadi,tip Triyana, and also Mr. Rocky Gerung," he said.

The former member of the Indonesian House of Representatives said the event had been planned since two weeks ago. Moreover, Hasto did not just attend because he had sent it on Monday, August 12 to ask investigators to examine him more quickly.

"But the KPK seems very busy and we understand this," he said.

Earlier it was agreed to reschedule on August 20, Tuesday, at 10 am. So that later I will come to provide the necessary information as well as possible, frankly," continued Hasto.

Previously reported, the KPK summoned PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto in the bribery case of the Ministry of Transportation's DJKA (Kemenhub). He was examined as a witness should be on Friday, July 19.

However, Hasto could not attend because he was scheduled to chair an internal party meeting. Moreover, he did not understand the information about the summons from the driver because he was outside Jakarta.

The bribery case began with a hand arrest operation (OTT) related to allegations of corruption at the Class I Railway Engineering Center for the Central Java Region of the Directorate General of Railways (DJKA) of the Ministry of Transportation. This action was carried out on April 11, 2023.

From the silent operation, the anti-corruption commission then named 10 suspects. Four parties are suspected of being bribers of the Director of PT Istana Putra Agung (IPA) Dion Renato Sugiarto (DIN); Director of PT Dwifarita Fajarkharisma, Muchamad Hikmat (MUH); Director of PT KA Management Properti until February 2023 Yoseph Ibrahim (YOS); and VP of PT KA Management Properti Parjono (PAR).

Meanwhile, those suspected of being recipients are the Director of Railway Infrastructure Harno Trimadi (HNO); Head of the Central Java Railway Engineering Center (BTP) Putu Sumarjaya; Commitment Making Officer (PPK) BTP Central Java Bernard Hasibuan (BEN); PPK BPKA South Sulawesi Achmad Affandi (AFF); PPK for Railway Infrastructure Fadliansyah (FAD); and PPK BTP West Java Synto Pirjani Hutabarat (SYN).

The KPK then announced two new suspects in this case on January 22, 2024. They are Yofi Okatrisza as ASN at the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) and former auditor of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) Medi Yanto Sipahutar.