Unloading Harun Masiku's Case: Driver Reveals Rp400 Million In Cash Flow From Advocate Donny Tri

The trial of examining witnesses in the alleged obstruction case of the corruption case of suspect Harun Masiku and the bribery case at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Friday (25/4/2025). ANTARA/Agatha Olivia Victoria

JAKARTA - The personal driver of the former convict Saeful Bahri, Moh Ilham Yulianto, revealed the handover of Rp400 million from advocate Donny Tri Istiqomah to his boss. The money was used for the management of interim replacement (PAW) for members of the DPR for the 2019-2024 period, Harun Masiku.

The statement began when Ilham said he received an order from Saeful Bahri to exchange foreign currency (varlas) into money changers.

After being exchanged, Ilham was then asked to deliver the money to Agustiani Tio Fridelina at a mall in the Central Jakarta area. The money was put in the envelope.

"I called there, I went straight to the mosque, to the lower floor mosque. I called Mr. Saeful, then there was an instruction from Mr. Saeful that if I told him to put in the envelope how many sheets I clearly forgot, whether 11 sheets or 22 sheets, I forgot. In the form of 1.000 Singapore dollars, I put it in the envelope and then I was told to go to the 5th floor," Ilham said during a trial at the Corruption Court in Jakarta, Friday, April 25.

"Earlier from the money changer for the 1,000 bill?" asked the prosecutor.

"Singapur dollar," replied Ilham.

"Did you forget the number?" asked the prosecutor.

"Forgot," replied Ilham.

In front of the panel of judges, Ilham admitted that he did not remember the nominal amount of money given to Agustiani Tio. It was only stated that the handover was made on the orders of his boss, Saeful Bahri.

Then, the prosecutor also questioned Ilham regarding the giving to other receipts, apart from Agustiani Tio. Ilham also agreed that there was a gift from advocate Donny Tri Istiqomah.

"What about acceptance?" asked the prosecutor.

"The receipt is from Mr. Donny," answered Ilham.

"This is Mr Donny, Donny who?" asked the prosecutor.

"Yes, one of the DPP staff as well," answered Ilham.

At that time, Donny asked Ilham to move the money in the black backpack, which was then asked to move to the Saeful car.

"What did you receive from Mr. Donny?" asked the prosecutor.

"At that time I was in the car park, when I was called Mr. Saeful, it turned out that Mr. Saeful and Mr. Donny were there at the starbucks cafe. Then Mr. Donny returned to the car with a black bag, a black backpack and then handed it over to me. The message, please put it in Mr. Saeful's car tonnati his backpack, return it to me again," Ilham replied.

"What's in the bag?" asked the prosecutor.

"Because the order was like that, as soon as I put it in the car, the plastic was transparent, sir, the white plastic was transparent. So I can see that it was a fraction of Rp. 100 thousand but I don't know the amount," Ilham replied.

It didn't stop there, the prosecutor searched for the amount of money given. Ilham admitted that he did not know about it but later it was stated that the nominal amount was Rp. 400 million.

"Don't you know the number?" asked the prosecutor.

"No, yes, recently I found out at the BAP that it was said to be Rp. 400 million," Ilham replied.

Prosecutors are still curious about other receipts. Ilham said, he was once asked by someone named Geri to put the suitcase in Saeful's room.

"But when I was at home, I didn't really know but at that time I introduced his name Geri, I didn't know the color of it, I forgot, just told Pak Saeful to go to Pak Saeful's room," said Ilham.

Ilham admitted that he did not know the contents of the suitcase. He said at that time Saeful was in Singapore.

"Is the money in it too?" asked the prosecutor.

"I don't know what," said Ilham.

"What did Geri say?" asked the prosecutor.

"Please just put it in Pak Saeful's room," answered Ilham.

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.

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.