The Mafia Alutsista With The Initials Appears In The Middle Of The Grief Of KRI Nanggala-402

JAKARTA - Military observer Connie Rahakundini Bakri said that there was a figure who was influential in the procurement of a soldier's weaponry system. He said, the emergence of a business mafia in the national defense system has exacerbated the problem of the main defense system equipment or the TNI's defense system.

"There is a (business mafia in the national defense system), (let's call it) Mister M," he said in a virtual discussion, Sunday, April 25.

However, Connie did not explain in more detail about the figure in question. However, he revealed that he had found a mess of the TNI's defense equipment. One of them is related to the Maung tactical vehicle (rantis) project initiated by the Ministry of Defense (Kemhan).

"I also found and who wanted to open it. In my opinion this is part of corruption. Don't get me wrong, first he bought the whole Hilux, only the chassis was taken, then the others were resold. Even though the one being charged was the price of that one car. "Then I saw 200 cars (Hilux) that came," he said.

In addition, Connie also mentioned the cooperation in the manufacture of Indonesian-Korean fighter jets entitled Korean Fighter Xperiment (KFX) and Indonesia Fighter Xperiment (IFX). This cooperation has the potential to meet a dead end, because Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto decided not to continue the project.

"Regarding KFX-IFX from the start of the program, I was against it. Come back to 2009, there are documents that cannot lie. I oppose because this doesn't make sense to me, how can we build a fighter cooperation when it is 18 years from now. We only have rights. 20 percent of technology. Then, oddly enough, we have already made purchases, but now the possibility is not so that we will lose more, "he explained.

However, Connie said, even if it was to be continued, the potential losses suffered by Indonesia would be much greater. Even when the defense equipment is finished, this combat tool will be far behind.

"But even if we continue, I'll just tell you, when we have it, people have arrived at the 7th generation of their fighters. So many things were decided that made no sense to me," he said.

Therefore, Connie challenged to audit the KFX-IFX project to find out who decided the KFX-KLX project was executed. Including, auditing the defense industry policy committee (KKIP).

"Now Dare not to edit KKIP? Do you know who is there? So in my opinion, if we really want to talk about genuine defense, think about the strength of the armed forces and Indonesia's national interests, and prepare good roadmaps according to the president's vision in 2013. It should be easy. But once again, the players don't need to (have to) get out, "he said.

On the same occasion, Member of Commission I DPR M Farhan revealed that Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto refused to continue the KFX-IFX cooperation. In fact, PT Dirgantara Indonesia has already deposited US $ 250 million.

In developing the project, Indonesia already has a commitment worth US $ 2 billion. However, due to this deadlocked cooperation, Indonesia has the potential to be fined US $ 450 million.

"So a question is whether the signing of the KFX-IFX did not consider sustainability. Is it part of an integrated system in building defense equipment? That's a question that until now I have not dared to answer," said Farhan.

Meanwhile, said Farhan, the rest of the budget, which is around US $ 1.3 billion, will be purchased by the Ministry of Defense for finished aircraft. However, according to him, Commission I never received information that the money would be spent in a measured manner according to the defense equipment roadmap.

"But we have never been clearly given whether this US $ 1.3 billion will be spent on a defense equipment that is fit into the roadmap," he said. Mafia with the initials M Becomes the Mastermind of Alutsista Sengkarut in the country.

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