Hasto Kristiyanto's Summons Will Be Rescheduled By KPK Next Week

KPK Spokesperson Tessa Mahardika told reporters at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, August 15. (Tsa Tsia-VOI)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto would be summoned again next week, Tuesday, August 20. The rescheduling as a witness in the bribery case of the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) has been agreed upon.

"Finally, it was decided to reschedule for August 20, 2024," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, August 15.

Tessa said Hasto was actually called on Friday, August 16. However, he could not attend because there were other activities.

Hasto made this request directly, continued Tessa. "It is true that HK's brother was present today to ask for a rescheduling of the examination as a witness," he said.

"The reason for the application is because there is an activity schedule that cannot be left on the investigator's summons date, which is August 16, 2024," continued the spokesman with the investigator's background.

As previously reported, PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto suddenly visited the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta on Thursday, August 15. He admitted that he would be examined as a witness in the bribery case of the Ministry of Transportation's DJKA (Kemenhub).

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.