Director Of Investigation On Hasto Sues KPK At South Jakarta District Court: It's Ordinary For Suspects To File Pretrial

KPK Investigation Director Asep Guntur Rahayu/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) does not care about the pretrial lawsuit filed by the Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto regarding his status as a suspect in the bribery case for the interim replacement management (PAW) for members of the DPR RI and the obstruction of the investigation.

KPK Director of Investigation Asep Guntur Rahayu said his agency was ready to face the lawsuit. Moreover, pretrial submissions are not new and are often carried out by the suspects.

"It's okay, it's not just this time. It's something the suspect usually does or sues the KPK for pretrial," Asep told reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Friday night, January 10.

Asep said that Hasto as a suspect did have the right to examine the determination of the legal status. "Of course we will also prepare to face the pretrial," he said.

Hasto filed a pretrial lawsuit on Friday, January 10. The application 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 respondent and the applicant will be held on Tuesday, January 21.

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.

In this case, Hasto has been summoned by investigators to be questioned as a suspect on Monday, January 6 yesterday. 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.