KPK, UK fraud office join forces on Innospec case

JAKARTA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the United Kingdom's Serious Fraud Office are set to sign a MoU that will allow for further investigations into a bribery case involving Britain's Innospec.

KPK spokesman Johan Budi said Wednesday the signing is slated for June 7 in London, adding it was primarily aimed at improving the coordination of the two institutions' human resources.

"*Although* the MoU will not mention Innospec... the KPK will be able to use it to gain more information on the Innospec case," he added.

The antigraft body is currently investigating a multi-million dollar bribery case involving Britain's Innospec Ltd. and Indonesian officials between 2000 and 2006.

The manufacturer and distributor of fuel additives was fined *8.3 million (US$ 12.6 million) by a British court for bribing Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry and state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina officials. - JP