Samad-stakes meeting Hasto Public Trust

Hasto demonstrate the model and style of dress Abraham Samad when conducting meetings related to lobbying vice presidential nomination companion Joko Widodo, Using black hat and mask. (CNN Indonesia / Then Rahadian)

Alleged meeting between the Acting Secretary General of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Hasto Kristyanto when becoming a member Transition Team and Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Abraham Samad assessed will affect public confidence in the institution of this adhoc.

"This question is open or closed meeting, if the open is not a problem, but if covered clearly invites the big question," said Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Commission III Desmond J Mahessa, told CNN Indonesia, Thursday (22/1).

Nevertheless Desmond hope to all those not prejudiced before everything clearly evident. "Do not over prejudice, but it then it comes to trust people on the KPK," he said.

The emergence of Abraham Samad mentioned statement Hasto, that the Chairman of the Commission conduct wiretaps so knowing he can not compete in exchange Joko Widodo the vice president Jusuf Kalla, assumed to be wrong. Tapping, according to Desmond must be based on the need to dismantle corruption.

"In the context of corruption for the sake of it of course is needed, but if for political bargaining power that can not be," said Desmond.

In response to a press conference on 'Greenhouse Abraham Samad' which was published in Kompasiana (17/1), Hasto Kris revealed that most of the article was true. For that Hasto hope Samad honestly want to provide information about the contents of the article.

"We declare that the news as it is written in the" Greenhouse Abraham Samad "mostly true. As such statement delivered Abraham Samad that the defamation is not benas," said Hasto in a press conference at Rumah Cemara, Central Jakarta, (22/1) .

Hasto regretted if Samad consider the meeting a mere slander. Clearly, Hasto say that the public is entitled to know and hope Samad would admit that many meetings are conducted.

"At least with the tops of the two political parties, the PDI-P and NasDem, in relation to him as a vice presidential nomination process," he said.