After Being Questioned By The KPK In The Hasto Kristiyanto Case, Wahyu Setiawan: I Was Asked Repeated Questions

Wahyu Setiawan after being questioned by the KPK/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - Former Commissioner of the General Elections Commission (KPU) Wahyu Setiawan admitted that there were no new questions from investigators who examined him today.

This was conveyed by Wahyu after undergoing examination from 12.30 WIB to 18.WIB or about six hours. He was questioned as a witness in the case of interim replacement bribery (PAW) for members of the Indonesian House of Representatives and the obstruction of the investigation that ensnared the Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto.

"I was asked repeated questions from the previous question. So I didn't provide any new information," Wahyu told reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Monday, January 6.

Even so, Wahyu was given the opportunity to check his statement that had been submitted before the investigators. "So, basically my examination has been completed and there is nothing new that has been conveyed because I have conveyed it before," he said.

When asked about the material for the examination, Wahyu did not want to answer much. He only said that he had been cooperative.

However, he agreed to know Hasto even though there was no discussion regarding the bribery process. "I conveyed that I know him well. I can't cover up the facts of him being my seniors. I know him well," he said.

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 interim shifts (PAW) for members of the DPR RI.

They are suspected of participating in bribing former KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan to smooth Harun Masiku's move 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.