Hasto Kristiyanto Named A Suspect Through Friday's Case Last Week

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

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) officially named the Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto as a suspect. This determination was made through a series of exposures or case titles last week.

SumberVOI.ID menyebut Hasto ditetapkan sebagai tersangka terkait kasus suap pergantian antar waktu (PAW) anggota DPR RI yang turut menjerat eks caleg PDIP Harun Masiku yang masih buron.

"The case was held on Friday," said the source when contacted, Tuesday, December 24.

The same source said that this exposure was attended by all leaders of the anti-corruption commission. "(The process, ed) is from 5 pm to 11 pm," he said.

Meanwhile, when confirmed, KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardhika said she did not have any information about the determination of the Hasto suspect. "I will check first," he told reporters.

VOI.ID tried to contact KPK Chairman Setyo Budiyanto and KPK Deputy Chair Johanis Tanak. However, no response has yet been given.

As previously reported, Harun Masiku has been a fugitive since 2020 or for four years. His whereabouts were unknown after the KPK failed to arrest him during a hand arrest operation (OTT) for bribing former KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan.

The KPK has now updated its wanted list (DPO) on behalf of Harun Masiku. The file was signed by the Deputy Chairperson of the KPK, Nurul Ghufron, on December 5, 2024 and registered with the number: R/5739/DIK.01.02/01-23/12/2024.

To be arrested and handed over to the Office of the Corruption Eradication Commission of the Republic of Indonesia Jalan Kuningan Persada Kav.4 Setiabudi South Jakarta. Phone [phone], "as written in the DPO file quoted on Friday, December 6.

It was stated that Harun had his address at Jalan Limo Komplek Aneka Tambang IV/8 RT 8 RW 2, North Grogol, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta. The former legislative candidate was written with a height of 172 cm with black hair and mature sawo skin.

Harun is also written as having special characteristics for glasses, thinness, having a loud voice. In addition, he also speaks in a Toraja or Bugis accent.