Former KSAU Agus Supriatna Was Asked To Prove In Court That The Indictment For The Procurement Of The AW-101 Helicopter Was Incorrect

The AW 101 helicopter was parked at Hangar Skadron Teknik 021 Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base, Jakarta, in February 2017. (Between-Widodo S Jusuf)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has asked former KSAU Agus Supriatna to prove that the contents of the indictment of the public prosecutor (JPU) stated that his name was inappropriate. The evidence can be done by being present at the trial of alleged corruption in the procurement of the AW-101 helicopter.

"As a good citizen, please attend the trial later and convey it before the panel of judges if you feel that this fact is not true," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters, Friday, October 14.

As for the indictment of Irfan Kurnia Saleh, who is the Director of PT Diratama Jaya Mandiri and controller of PT Karsa Cipta Gemilang (KCG), Agus is said to have enriched up to Rp17,733,600,000 during the helicopter procurement process.

Ali ensured that the indictment read out by the prosecutor in court was not tendentious. Everything was prepared based on the results of a valid and proven investigation.

"We also invite the public to follow and oversee the trial process which is open to the public," he said.

Moreover, the KPK has given Agus the opportunity to explain in front of investigators regarding the helicopter procurement process. However, Agus was not present at that time.

"The witness was uncooperative to attend to fulfill the summons," said Ali.

For information, the KPK Public Prosecutor (JPU) detailed that there were a number of parties who benefited from the procurement of the AW-101 helicopter. This procurement made the state lose up to IDR 738.9 billion.

The parties enriched in the AW 101 helicopter procurement case are:

1. Air Force Chief of Staff and Budget User Authority (KPA) January 2015-January 2017 Agus Supriatna amounted to IDR 17,733,600,000.

2. AgustaWestland's company amounted to 29.5 million US dollars or Rp391,616,035,000.

3. Lejardo company. Pte.Ltd. amounted to 10,950,826.37 US dollars or Rp. 146,342,494,088.87

"Losses state finances amounting to Rp738.9 billion as reported by the State Financial Losses Calculation Results on the Procurement of AW-101 Transport Helicopters in the Indonesian Air Force in 2016 conducted by experts from the Accounting Forensic Unit of the Corruption Detection and Analysis Directorate at the KPK Number: LHA-AF-05/DNA/08/2022 dated August 31, 2022," added the prosecutor as quoted by Antara.