Absent, The KPK Forcibly Picked Up Former Garuda Indonesia Officials

Acting Spokesperson for KPK in the Field of Enforcement (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) carried out a forced pick-up of the former Director of Engineering and Fleet Management of PT Garuda Indonesia Hadinoto Soedigno (HS).

This was done by the KPK because Hadinoto was absent when he was summoned as a suspect in the alleged bribery case for the procurement of aircraft and aircraft engines from Airbus SAS and Rolls-Royce PLC at PT Garuda Indonesia.

"The investigators forcibly picked up the suspect at his house in Jati Padang, South Jakarta," said Acting KPK spokesman Ali Fikri in Jakarta, Friday, December 4.

He said the KPK had previously summoned HS on Thursday, December 3 to be asked for information regarding the procurement of aircraft at Garuda Indonesia.

"The person concerned had previously been summoned properly according to law but was absent from the summons of KPK investigators," he said.

Furthermore, the anti-graft commission will provide further information regarding the examination of HS which is currently being examined by investigators.

Previously reported, Hadinoto was absent from the KPK summons. It is not clear why he was not present for examination.

On August 7, 2019, the KPK named Hadinoto as a suspect in the development of the bribery case, but the KPK has not yet detained Hadinoto.

Before Hadinoto, the Corruption Eradication Commission appointed former Garuda Indonesia President Director 2005-2014 Emirsyah Satar and the owner of PT Mugi Rekso Abadi (MRA) and Connaught International Pte. Ltd. Soetikno Soedarjo as a suspect.

The KPK found significant facts that the bribes that Soetikno gave to Emirsyah and Hadinoto did not only come from the Rolls-Royce company but also came from other manufacturers who secured the project at PT Garuda Indonesia.

For the aircraft renovation program, Emirsyah entered into several purchase contracts with four aircraft manufacturers in 2008-2013 with a value of billions of US dollars.

First, the Trent 700 series engine purchase contract and engine maintenance (Total Care Program) with the Rolls Royce company. Second, the purchase contract for Airbus A330 and Airbus A320 aircraft with Airbus SAS

Third, the purchase contract for the ATR 72-600 aircraft with the Avions de Transport Regional (ATR) company and the fourth contract for the purchase of the Bombardier CRJ 1000 aircraft with the Bombardier Aerospace Commercial Aircraft company.

As a business / commercial consultant from Rolls-Royce, Airbus and ATR, Soetikno is suspected of having received commissions from the three manufacturers. In addition, Soetikno is also suspected of receiving a commission from a Hong Kong company called Hollingsworth Management Limited International Ltd (HMI) who is the Sales Representative of Bombardier.

The commission payment was allegedly related to Soetikno's success in helping to conclude the contract between PT Garuda Indonesia and the four manufacturers.

Soetikno then gave a part of the commission to Emirsyah and Hadinoto as prizes for winning contracts by four manufacturers.

As for the details of Soetikno's gift to Emirsyah and Hadinoto, namely first to Emirsyah, Soetikno allegedly gave Rp.5.79 billion for payments for the house located at Pondok Indah, US $ 680 thousand and Euro 1.02 million which were sent to the account of a company owned by Emirsyah in Singapore, and 1.2 million Singapore dollars for the settlement of Emirsyah's apartment in Singapore.

Second for Hadinoto, Soetikno allegedly gave 2.3 million US dollars and 477 thousand euros which were sent to Hadinoto's account in Singapore.