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INDONESIA’S State-Owned Enterprises Minister, Erick Thohir supported the investigation of a corruption case involving Garuda Indonesia and international aircraft manufacturer Bombardier after the British Serious Fraud Office announced that it would start an investigation into a case involving former president director of PT Garuda Indonesia 2005-2014 Emirsyah Satar.
“We at the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) are very supportive of the continuation of legal issues at Garuda because this is part of good corporate governance and transparency that has been carried out since our inception and is in accordance with the State-Owned Enterprises transformation program,” said Erick Thohir in a written statement received in Jakarta.
Erick Thohir explained the State-Owned Enterprises Ministry would continue to coordinate with the KPK law enforcement officers, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, and the Attorney General’s Office in handling the Garuda case. The Ministry of Law and Human Rights assisted us in making contract revisions through mutual legal assistance.
“Previously, the British Serious Fraud Office announced that it had started an investigation related to a corruption case involving Garuda Indonesia and the aircraft manufacturer Bombardier,” he noted.
Meanwhile, former president director of PT Garuda Indonesia 2005-2014, Emirsyah Satar, who was involved in the case, has been charged with 12 years in prison plus a fine of IDR10 billion, a subsidiary of 8 months in prison, because he is considered proven to have received bribes worth around IDR49.3 billion and money laundering worth around IDR87,464. billion.
In the first indictment, Emirsyah Satar as the President Director of PT Garuda Indonesia in 2005-2014 was accused together with Hadinoto Soedigno and Capt Agus Wahyudo of receiving money totaling IDR8,859 billion, US$884,200, 1,020,975 euros, and 1,189,208 Singapore dollars .
The bribes came from Airbus SAS, Roll-Royce Plc, and Avions de Transport regional (ATR), as well as Bombardier Canada, through Hollingsworld Management International Ltd Hong Kong and Summberville Pacific Inc.
One of the bribes was related to the receipt of money for the procurement of Sub-100 seater Canadian Regional Jet 1,000 Next Generation (CRJ1,000NG) aircraft from Bombardier Aerospace Commercial Aircraft (hereinafter referred to as Bombardier) through Hollingworth Management International (HMI) and Summerville Pacific Inc. [antaranews/photo] special]
