Erick Thohir's SOE Cleaning At Garuda Indonesia: It's Time For These Persons To Be Cleaned

Minister of SOEs, Erick Thohir. (Mary Handayani/VOI)

JAKARTA - Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir reported Garuda Indonesia's alleged corruption in the procurement of the ATR-72 Series 600 aircraft to the Attorney General's Office. The report, in order to clean up the state-owned company.

"I think it's time for the elements in BUMN to be cleaned up and this is indeed our main goal to keep the BUMN healthy," he said at a press conference at the Indonesian Attorney General's Office, Tuesday, January 11.

Furthermore, Erick said that the indications of corruption in the procurement of PT Garuda Indonesia Tbk aircraft, which he reported, were not based on allegations. However, it is based on investigative evidence.

There are indications of corruption in the procurement of a number of Garuda Indonesia aircraft related to leasing or aircraft rental prices agreed between the previous management and the lessor or aircraft charter company. One of the procurements of aircraft types indicated by corruption is the ATR-72 Series 600 fleet.

"Especially today what the Attorney General ATR-72-600 conveyed, this is what we submitted investigative evidence. Because we are no longer the era of accusing each other, but there must be facts given. So it is not an accusation, so we are not the era, not accuse each other, but there are facts given," he said.

On the same occasion, Attorney General ST Burhanuddin said there were two things that were discussed in the meeting with Erick Thohir. First, in the context of restructuring Garuda Indonesia. Second, is Garuda's reporting for the purchase of ATR-72 Series 600.

"And this is also the main thing that we support the Ministry of SOEs in cleaning up and of course I also hope for support from the media that a clean SOE will be better. Of course, under the leadership of Mr. Erick we will do it. The Prosecutor's Office will continue to support it," said Burhanuddin.