Lawyer Hasto Kristiyanto Will Sue The Legislation Of The KPK Leadership To The Constitutional Court

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JAKARTA - PDI-P Secretary General (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto's attorney, Maqdir Ismail, said that his party would sue the validity of the KPK leadership for the period 2024-2029 to the Constitutional Court (MK). The fifth election was considered a procedure defect.

This plan was conveyed by Maqdir when his camp filed a pretrial against the KPK at the South Jakarta District Court (PN). Hasto did not accept being named a suspect in the alleged bribery in the management of the interim replacement (PAW) for members of the DPR and the obstruction of the investigation.

"For us, the KPK leadership who was illegally appointed does not have the authority to decide or act on behalf of the KPK," said Maqdir in a written statement to VOI, Monday, January 27.

"This is what we want to test in the Constitutional Court because no institution or official at any level that is legal according to law can ignore the decision of the Constitutional Court," the lawyer continued.

Maqdir considers that the current KPK leadership is the choice of the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) so that it violates the rules. He argued that this was contained in the consideration of the Constitutional Court's Decision Number 112/PUU-XX/2022.

"The formation of the Pansel for the candidate for KPK leadership and the KPK Council for the period 2024-2029 must be (conducted, red) by the elected president for the period 2024-2029, in this case by President Prabowo Subianto," he said.

This condition made Maqdir believe that Jokowi had taken the KPK hostage through politics of reciprocity so as to damage the legal and democratic order. Moreover, the determination of the suspect against Hasto was carried out after PDIP fired Jokowi's son and son-in-law, Gibran Rakabuming Raka and Bobby Nasution.

"President Joko Widodo's actions to take the leadership and supervisory board of the KPK for the term of 2024-2029 with the politics of return to justice will damage the legal and democratic system built with blood and tears by the citizens of the Republic of Indonesia," he said.

"What we mean as a policy of return is because a few days after the PDI-P DPP officially fired Joko Widodo, Gibran Rakabuming Raka and Muhammad Bobby Afif Nasution based on three dismissal letters numbered 1649, 1650, and 1651, then Hasto Kristiyanto was named a suspect by the KPK," explained Maqdir.

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.

Against the determination of this suspect, Hasto then filed a pretrial lawsuit at the South Jakarta District Court (PN). The inaugural trial should be held on January 21.

However, Judge Djumyanto decided to postpone the inaugural trial of the pretrial lawsuit. This is because the KPK as the respondent was not present at the South Jakarta District Court (PN).

The next trial will be held in the next two weeks on February 5. Djumyanto said the decision was made because there was a national holiday and collective leave on January 27-29.