Hasto Kristiyanto's Political Career: From Activists To KPK Suspects

Hasto Kristiyanto (ANTARA)

YOGYAKARTA The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) appointed the Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP), Hasto Kristiyanto as a suspect in the alleged bribery case that also dragged Harun Masiku. The news of Hasto Kristiyanto, the suspect, became a hot topic of conversation. One of the things that did not escape the spotlight was Hasto Kristiyanto's political career.

As is known, Hasto Kristiyanto's profile is closely related to the PDI-P. He is a politician born in Yogyakarta who now serves as Secretary General of the party chaired by Megawati Soekarnoputri.

Hasto Kristiyanto's name cannot be forgotten from the success of the PDI-P on the political stage of the country. He became an important figure behind the PDIP strategy which led to victory in the national political agenda.

Prior to joining the political party bearing the bull symbol, Hasto had shown his interest in politics since college.

As is known, Hasto continued his Bachelor degree (S1) education at the University of Gadjah Mada (UGM) Yogyakarta. At that time he became a student activist.

In a book entitled Geopolitical Bung Karno: Progressive Geopolitical Coexistence, it is said that during college, Hasto was a member of the Indonesian National Student Movement (GMNI). Not only that, he became the Chair of the Student Senate of the Faculty of Engineering UGM. His position made Hasto even more prominent.

After finishing at UGM, Hasto did not immediately enter politics. He finally took this step in 2002. Hasto, who at that time worked for one of the state-owned companies, finally chose to step into politics.

Hasto's political career in political parties started from the bottom. There are several positions in the party that he had lived in. Hasto was part of the minutes team, to become a teacher at the Party School with ideological material, the Party's AD ART, party management, and the election winning strategy.

Hasto's career in politics is known to be quite successful. Seven years after he joined PDIP, Hasto decided to run for legislature. His candidacy succeeded in bringing him as a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives. Since then Hasto has continued to focus on party institutions.

In this position, Hasto continues to occupy an important position on the Indonesian political stage. For example, at the moment of the 2014 Presidential Election (pilpres), Hasto was trusted to be the coordinator of the spokesman for the Jokowi-Jusuf Kalla winning team. He is also an important figure behind Jokowi's victory as President for the 2014-2019 period.

As explained earlier, the KPK named Hasto Kristianto as a suspect in the alleged bribery case with the suspect Harun Masiku, who is still at large. Hasto became a suspect because he and Harun Masiku, who are also members of the PDI-P, gave bribes to Wahyu Setiawan, who at that time was the Commissioner of the Indonesian KPU.

Bribes were given to Wahyu so that Harun Masiku could become a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives through the interim replacement process (PAW).

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