KPK and Linda Susanti, a witness in the Hasbi Hasan case, undergo special hearing at Polda Metro Jaya
Tuesday 19 May, a witness in the Hasbi Hasan case who had previously been summoned by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Linda Susanti, attended a special hearing at the Metro Jaya Regional Police. Linda was reported by KPK Enforcement Deputy Asep Guntur in connection with allegations of using forged documents related to the seizure of her assets by the anti-graft body. The hearing was requested by Linda as the respondent to clarify the matter, including the origins of the questioned documents.
Linda said the forum was important because it brought the reporting party and the respondent together to discuss the case openly. ‘I came to Polda Metro Jaya on the basis of a letter I submitted regarding the special hearing. This hearing is important so both sides can meet. Alhamdulillah today Mr Asep Guntur was present alongside the investigators,’ she said.
According to Linda, the report against her was submitted by Asep Guntur Rahayu personally, not by the KPK as an institution. ‘The reporter wasn’t the body, but Mr Asep Guntur personally. So, when asked in detail earlier, it wasn’t the institution directly, but the party of Mr Asep Guntur who reported,’ she said.
Linda explained that the special hearing was held because she questioned the reasons for the report about the alleged forged documents.
She said the documents in question were obtained from a man named Arif, whom she knew as a KPK investigator. In the hearing, Linda said she questioned the identity of that Arif. ‘They told me it’s Arif who examined me, but to my recollection it wasn’t that Arif. So there’s a difference in people,’ she said.
Linda added she had met Arif several times, including at the KPK building, and therefore believed she recognised the person. ‘We had met often; that’s why I know him. Then when asked, ’Bu, this is Arif who examines you,’ it was a different person,’ she added.
She explained that the case began when she reported to the KPK Supervisory Board (Dewas) about assets she believed were taken, using documents whose authenticity was later questioned. She argued that the KPK never officially declared the document forged, so she questioned the basis of the report against her.
‘If a forged document was used, there should be someone who made it. I obtained it from a KPK contact named Arif,’ she said.
She also considered the possibility that the person she met was a KPK impostor, but thought it unlikely since their first meeting was at the KPK building. ‘Impossible if it’s a fake, because we met at the KPK building,’ she said.
Nevertheless, Linda said she hoped the investigation would help identify the Arif in question and clarify all aspects of the case. ‘Please help me to uncover Arif. Don’t let there be a fake KPK,’ she said.
Linda added that the investigation into the alleged forged documents had moved to the investigative stage, though no suspects had been named. She urged that the legal process be fair and not criminalise her, stressing that she has never known or communicated with Hasbi Hasan.
She explained that the KPK’s questioning of her related to her business dealings with Ahmad Sulaiman, an employee of the North Sumatra District Court who is close to Hasbi Hasan. Because she had previously done business with Ahmad Sulaiman, Linda said she was repeatedly linked to Hasbi Hasan by the KPK, which led to the seizure of assets totalling around Rp600 billion. The assets included 45 million SGD in cash, gold bars, and various land certificates and important documents.
‘Tolong jangan kriminalisasi saya karena saya ini mencari keadilan dan ingin hak-hak saya kembali,’ she urged.