JAKARTA - The trial of the alleged obstruction case of investigation and bribery in the management of interim replacement (PAW) members of the DPR for the 2019-2024 period with the defendant Secretary General of PDIP, Hasto Kristiyanto, was again held today. The Public Prosecutor (JPU) is said to be presenting three witnesses.
Hasto's attorney, Ronny Talapessy, said that the three witnesses who will be presented are, former Bawaslu Commissioner, Agustiani Tio Fridelina; PDI-P cadre, Saeful Bahri; and PDI-P lawyer Donny Tri Istiqomah.
According to him, the witnesses will not provide new information. This is because they have testified in a similar case for the defendant whose decision already has permanent legal force or commitment.
"I think there is nothing new about the statement and the statements of the witnesses should be the same as the decision in 2020 which has been submitted," said Ronny in his statement, Thursday, April 24.
Ronny also said that in the facts of the trial that took place in 2020, the Rp400 million bribe given to Wahyu Setiawan did not come from his client.
Therefore, the alleged bribery case that named Hasto Kristiyanto as a defendant was considered very forced.
"How come this case is still being forced to be tried again. What is it? This is what we call criminalization of legal politics by silencing the secretary general of the PDI Perjuangan under the pretext of corruption," said Ronny.
For information, Hasto was charged with obstructing the investigation by ordering Harun, through the Aspiration House guard, Nur Hasan, to submerge Harun's cell phone into the water after the arrests by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) against members of the General Election Commission (KPU) for the 2017-2022 period Wahyu Setiawan.
Not only Harun Masiku's cellphone, Hasto is also said to have ordered his aide, Kusnadi, to drown his cell phone in anticipation of forced attempts by KPK investigators.
In addition to obstructing investigations, Hasto was also charged together with advocate Donny Tri Istiqomah; the former convict of the Harun Masiku case, Saeful Bahri; and Harun Masiku gave money amounting to 57,350 Singapore dollars or equivalent to Rp600 million to Wahyu in the 2019-2020 period.
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The money is allegedly given with the aim that Wahyu strives for the KPU to approve the request for an interim replacement (PAW) for the Elected Legislative Candidate for the Electoral Region (Dapil) of South Sumatra (Sumsel) I on behalf of the Members of the DPR for the 2019-2024 period Riezky Aprilia to Harun Masiku.
Thus, Hasto is threatened with a crime as regulated in Article 21 and Article 5 Paragraph (1) letter a or Article 13 of Law (UU) Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 65 Paragraph (1) and Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1 jo. Article 64 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.
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