Former Director General Of Immigration Ronny Sompie Was Questioned By The KPK Regarding Harun Masiku's Crossing

Former Director General Of Immigration Ronny Sompie/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has finished examining former Director General of Immigration Ronny Sompie regarding the alleged bribery of interim replacement (PAW) members of the DPR who ensnared the Secretary General of the PDI Perjuangan (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto. Ronny Sompie admitted that he was questioned about the data on the crossing of the suspect who was still at large, Harun Masiku.

"Yes, indeed, the question that was asked to me was that it was around my responsibility when in 2020 I was still serving as Director General of Immigration when on January 6, 2020 Harun Masiku passed abroad and also on January 7, 2020, he returned to Indonesia", They told reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Friday, January 3.

"So only one day has passed, it has returned through Soekarno-Hatta Airport," he continued.

Ronny said there were 22 questions that investigators asked him. Even so, he said no new facts were conveyed other than what he conveyed during his tenure.

"I have conveyed Harun Masiku's crossing on January 6, 2020, abroad via Soetta Airport and back on January 7, 2020," he said.

Ronny said Harun at that time could travel abroad because there was no request to prevent it from the KPK. He said the KPK only used this option on January 13, 2020.

In addition, Ronny also denied that there was intervention from the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) regarding the prevention of Harun Masiku. He also did not want to speculate on being sacrificed by Yasonna H. Laoly when he served as Minister of Law and Human Rights (Menkumham) in the era of President Joko Widodo.

"If that's the case, ask the Minister at that time. The Minister understands better, if you answer that, yes," he said.

The name Ronny was busy when the anti-corruption commission failed to arrest Harun Masiku in 2020. The reason was that he was removed by Yasonna H. Laoly, who at that time served as Minister of Law and Human Rights.

The removal began when the Directorate General of Immigration said Harun went abroad on January 6, 2020 and did not return until January 8, 2020 or when the KPK OTT took place. However, this statement was corrected by stating that the suspected briber of former KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan returned to Indonesia on January 7, 2020.

Apart from Ronny, Yasonna also removed the Director of Immigration Systems and Technology Alif Suaidi. Both are considered responsible for the immigration data error Harun Masiku based on the results of the investigation by an independent team formed because of the incident.

Previously reported, the KPK has named PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto and Donny Tri Istiqomah as PDIP cadres and lawyers as suspects in alleged bribery related to the interim replacement (PAW) of members of the Indonesian House of Representatives. They are suspected of participating in bribing former KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan to smooth Harun Masiku's steps to become a member of the council.

In addition, Hasto is also a suspect in the obstruction of the investigation. He is suspected of carrying out a number of ways to make the case unfinished, one of which asked Harun to destroy his cellphone and run away after the hand arrest operation (OTT) was held.

In this case, Hasto and Donny have not been detained but have been prevented from leaving the country for six months. The same prohibition also applies to the former Minister of Law and Human Rights (Menkumham) of the era of President Joko Widodo, Yasonna H Laoly.