Asking To Postpone Investigation As A Suspect Today, Kubu Hasto Sends A Letter To The KPK

PDI-P Secretary General (Sekjen) Hasto Kristiyanto's attorney, Ronny Talapessy, gave a statement to reporters, Jakarta, Monday (10/2/2025). (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto's legal team sent a letter to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Monday morning, February 17. They asked for their client's examination to be postponed because they were filing a pretrial for the second time at the South Jakarta District Court (PN).

Hasto should be questioned as a suspect in bribery in the management of interim replacement (PAW) members of the Indonesian House of Representatives and the obstruction of the investigation. This should be the second time he has been questioned by investigators.

"Law enforcement at 08.30 WIB has come to the KPK to provide a letter regarding the request for postponement of Mas Hasto Kristiyanto's examination," said Chairman of the PDIP DPP for Legal Reform as well as Hasto's lawyer, Ronny B. Talapessy in a written statement, Monday, January 17.

Ronny said the pretrial filing for the second time had been carried out on Friday last week. This step was taken after the first lawsuit of Hasto's camp was not accepted by the sole judge on Thursday, February 13.

"We have submitted two pretrial applications based on the judge's decision," he said.

Previously reported, the KPK scheduled a summons to the Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto on Monday, February 17. He will be questioned as a suspect in bribery in managing the interim replacement (PAW) of members of the Indonesian House of Representatives and the obstruction of investigations at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.

"It's true, HK's brother was summoned today in his capacity as a suspect," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardhika to reporters, Monday, February 17.

The sole judge at the South Jakarta District Court (PN) Djuyamto stated that the request for a pretrial lawsuit by the Secretary General of PDIP Hasto Kristiyanto had run away or it was unclear. This is because the application was filed in one lawsuit.

Hasto Kristiyanto's camp is known to have filed a lawsuit related to the validity of the process of determining the suspect in the case of alleged bribery for interim replacement (PAW) and obstruction of the investigation.

"The judge is of the opinion that the petitioner's petition should be submitted in two pretrial applications, not in one application. Considering the petitioner's application, which combines the valid or not of the investigation order or whether or not the determination of the suspect in one application must be declared ineligible. meet the formal requirements for the judicial application," said Djuyamto in a trial at the South Jakarta District Court (Jaksel), Thursday, February 13.

The raid on the process of proving two alleged criminal acts will use different evidence. Thus, this will be a consideration regarding the validity of the initial evidence.

"The consequences do not rule out the possibility that the evidence used in each criminal act is different, and of course it has the potential to influence the judge's assessment of the validity of the initial evidence used to determine the suspects in the two alleged criminal acts," said Djuyamto.