Hasto Opponents KPK Suspect Status Via Pretrial At South Jakarta District Court

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JAKARTA - Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto filed a pretrial today. Hasto rebutted his status as a suspect in the alleged bribery in the management of interim replacement (PAW) members of the DPR and the obstruction of the investigation.

"The South Jakarta District Court on Friday, January 10, 2025, has received a pretrial application submitted by applicant Hasto Kristiyanto and as the respondent, namely the Indonesian KPK," said South Jakarta District Court Public Relations Officer Djumyanto to reporters in a written statement, Friday, January 10.

This application, continued Djumyanto, has been registered with case number 5/Pid.Pra/2025/PN JKT.SEL.

Djumyanto will later become the sole judge. "The first trial with the agenda of summoning the parties has been determined, namely on Tuesday, January 21, 2025," he said.

Previously reported, the KPK developed an interim replacement bribery (PAW) case that ensnared former KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan and his fugitive, Harun Masiku.

Two people were later named as suspects, namely PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto and Donny Tri Istiqomah who are PDIP cadres as well as lawyers.

It didn't stop there, Hasto was also a suspect in the obstruction of the investigation. He is suspected of trying to obstruct the legal process, one of which is by asking Harun to damage his cellphone and run away after the hand arrest operation (OTT) was carried out.

Hasto has been summoned by investigators to be questioned as a suspect on Monday, January 6. However, he asked for a postponement because there was a series of PDIP Anniversary events that had already been scheduled.

He then confirmed that he would fulfill the investigator's summons on Monday, January 13. Hasto admitted that he was ready to undergo the legal process with full responsibility and would cooperate.