Former Managing Director Of PT Dirgantara Indonesia Budi Santoso Detained By KPK

KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri in a press conference for determining the suspect in PT Dirgantara Indonesia (Photo: KPK Public Relations Bureau)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) detains former President Director of PT Dirgantara Indonesia Budi Santoso at the KPK Detention Center for the next 20 days. This detention was carried out after Budi was named a suspect in a case of alleged corruption in sales and marketing activities at PT Dirgantara Indonesia for the period 2007-2017.

Apart from Budi, the KPK also determined and detained the Assistant Director of the Government's Business Sector PT Dirgantara Indonesia for the 2010-2015 period and the Commercial Director of PT Dirgantara Indonesia for the 2016-2019 period Irzal Rinaldi Zailani.

"After examining the two suspects, investigators will carry out detention for the next 20 days starting from June 12 to July 1 2020," said KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri during a press conference for the determination of the suspect at the KPK Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Friday. , June 12.

Firli explained that this case began in 2008. At that time, Budi as President Director of PT Dirgantara Indonesia and Irzal as his assistant, as well as two other people, namely Director of Aircraft Integration Budi Wuraskito, Director of Aerostructure Budiman Saleh, and Head of Marketing and Sales Division Arie Wibowo held a meeting.

At the meeting, they discussed the need for funds to get a job at other ministries, including entertainment costs and meeting fees that cannot be accounted for to the finance department.

Furthermore, Budi asked to make a cooperation contract with partners / agents in an effort to meet the funds.

"But before it was implemented, the suspect BS (Budi Santoso) asked to first report the plan to shareholders, namely the Ministry of BUMN," said Firli.

Several meetings were held. As a result, the cooperation program with partners / agents was agreed upon by direct appointment and preparation of PT Dirgantara Indonesia's Company Work Plan and Budget (RKAP) budget, financing the cooperation entrusted to the sales and marketing activity budget.

After preparing partner companies / agents, starting from June 2008-2018, a partnership contract was signed by the Director of Aircraft Integration PT Dirgantara Indonesia with a number of companies such as PT Angkasa Mitra Karya, PT Bumiloka Tegar Perkasa, PT Abadi Setosa Perkasa, PT Niaga Putra Bangsa, and PT Selaras Bangun Usaha.

Even though there is a contract, the partner company / agent never carries out the work based on the obligations stated in the letter.

Payment to partner companies / agents was only made in 2011. That was after PT Dirgantara Indonesia received payment from the employer.

"During 2011 to 2018, the amount of payments made by PT Dirgantara Indonesia (Persero) to the 6 (six) partner companies / agents was around Rp.205.3 billion and USD8.65 million," said Firli.

After making the six partner companies / agents received payments from PT Dirgantara Indonesia, he continued, there were requests for money, both transfers and cash worth 96 billion and those who received were Budi Santoso, Irzal, Arie Wibowo, and Budiman Saleh.

"The actions of the suspects are suspected to have resulted in state financial losses, in this case PT Dirgantara Indonesia of around IDR205.3 billion and USD8.65 million," he said.

For their actions, Budi Santoso and Irzal were then charged with Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 of Law No.31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes, as amended by Law No. 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code. .