Hasto Attempts To Ask PDIP's 2024 Pilkada Data Book Confiscated By KPK

PDI-P Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto when giving a statement to the media crew at the PDIP DPP Office, Jakarta, Thursday (15/8/2024). BETWEEN/HO-PDIP

PDI-P Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto has attempted to contact the Supervisory Board (Dewas) of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to request the return of the party's books that were confiscated during the examination some time ago. Hasto revealed that the book contained the direction of PDI-P General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri regarding the simultaneous 2024 Pilkada data. "Yes, I have tried a process to the Supervisory Board because it is a document regarding very important matters related to party information," said Hasto at the PDI-P DPP Office, Jakarta, Thursday, August 15. The confiscation of the PDI-P book can lead to public perceptions that legal intervention by the authorities in the regional elections is true. He also suspects that there are strategic efforts to regulate that the regional head candidates who appear are those who are wanted by the authorities. "So, the book stores various confidential information related to regional elections and also directions from Mrs. Megawati Soekarnoputri," he said. The Secretary General of the PDI-P emphasized, "It's a party-owned book so there's also a connection with what Mrs. Mega said." In addition, Hasto did not deny that the confiscation of the book could be linked to Megawati's recent attempt to take over the PDI-P. "Because of the efforts to take over the PDI-P, either directly or indirectly, what became the rumors turned out to be proven later," concluded Hasto. Previously, Hasto was questioned for 4 hours on Monday (10/6) by KPK investigators as a witness in the alleged bribery case for determining the elected candidate for DPR RI for the 2019 — 2024 period with the suspect Harun Masiku. Hasto said that he met the investigators face-to-face for only about 1.5 hours and that his examination had not yet been included in the subject matter of the case. However, he expressed objections about the confiscation of his bags and cellphones by KPK investigators.

Furthermore, KPK investigators have confiscated a cellphone belonging to Kusnadi, two cellphones belonging to Hasto, a savings book, and an ATM card belonging to Kusnadi, as well as a PDIP DPP agenda book on Monday (10/6).