“The management of national airline Garuda Indonesia wants to convey that the [alleged corruption] case has no relations with corporate activities, but is more an individual action,” Garuda Indonesia corporate communication vice president Benny S. Butarbutar said, as quoted by kompas.com in a written statement on Thursday.

He added that as a public company, Garuda Indonesia had a mechanism in all of its business activities, from the tight implementation of a good corporate governance system to transparency of information.

“The management of Garuda Indonesia will fully leave the complete investigation of the case to the KPK and also will cooperate with the commission’s investigators,” said Benny.

(Read also: Former Garuda Indonesia president director named suspect of alleged bribery)

Emirsyah’s naming as a suspect is believed to be related to the procurement of goods for Garuda Indonesia when he still held a position at the country’s biggest airline.

KPK spokesperson Febri Diansyah earlier said the antigraft body had searched four locations in Jakarta in its investigation into the case on Wednesday.

“The value of the case is quite significant, reaching millions of US dollars,” he said. (ebf)

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