Garuda Indonesia Supports British KPK To Investigate The Bribery Case Of Former President Director Emirsyah Satar

President Director of Garuda Indonesia, Irfan Everyutra. (Photo: Instagram @setiaputrairfan)

JAKARTA - PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk stated that it respects the legal process related to the alleged bribery of the Bombardier aircraft sales contract in 2012 which was being investigated by the British anti-corruption agency, Serious Fraud Office.

The alleged bribery case involved the former President Director of PT Garuda Indonesia 2005-2014 Emirsyah Satar.

The President Director of Garuda Indonesia, Irfaniaputra, said that his party fully supports the law enforcement of the alleged bribery which is currently being investigated.

"Garuda Indonesia will also actively coordinate with the authorities to ensure the company's full support for law enforcement efforts in the case," he said, in a written statement received by VOI, Friday, November 6.

Irfan said Garuda Indonesia's support for law enforcement efforts is in line with the mandate given by the government to him to continue to strengthen the implementation of good corporate governance in all company business activities.

"We hope that through our continuous commitment and active role in supporting these law enforcement efforts, Garuda Indonesia can consistently maintain a clean and transparent business environment in a sustainable manner in line with the vision of BUMN transformation," he explained.

Earlier, BUMN 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 the former President Director of PT Garuda Indonesia 2005-2014 Emirsyah Satar.

"We at the Ministry of 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 BUMN transformation program," said Erick Thohir in a statement received on Friday, November 6.

Erick Thohir said that his party would continue to coordinate with KPK law enforcement officials, 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," he said.

For your information, 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 Rp.8,859 billion, 884,200 US dollars, 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.