The Corruption Obliteration Commission (KPK) is set to help the UK’s Serious Scams Office (SFO) probe corruption apparently committed by Canada-based aircraft producer Bombardier Inc. in a deal with national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia.
The company had actually long forged cooperations with foreign legal authorities through representative to agent or mutual legal assistance (MLA) plans, KPK representative Ali Fikri said.
The KPK also collaborated with law enforcement authorities of other nations concerning the Garuda Indonesia aircraft engine procurement case, consisting of Singapore’s Corrupt Practices Examination Bureau (CPIB).
” We have actually been exchanging information and details with the SFO and we will continue the partnership. The KPK will assist the SFO in examining the Garuda graft case,” Ali stated in a declaration on Saturday.
The SFO confirmed in a declaration on Thursday that it was examining Bombardier over presumed bribery in connection with contracts from Garuda Indonesia.
In May, the Jakarta Corruption Court found previous Garuda Indonesia president director Emirsyah Satar guilty of accepting bribes totaling up to Rp 49.3 billion (US$ 3.4 million) and laundering Rp 87.5 billion in the procurement of 50 airplane between 2005-2014, including from Bombardier.
The court sentenced Emirsyah to eight years in prison. The bribery case also included British engineering business Rolls-Royce and European aerospace company Airplane.
