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KPK grills witnesses about former Garuda CEO
The Corruption Eradication Commission dug deep into the circumstances implicating a former chief executive officer of national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, Emirsyah Satar, in a high-profile bribery case by questioning three witnesses on Tuesday to probe into the flow of funds.
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The suspect in a bribery case involving the procurement of aircraft engines for national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, businessman Soetikno Soedarjo talks to journalists after being questioned as a witness concerning another suspect, former Garuda CEO Emirsyah Satar, on Feb. 28. (Antara/Reno Esnir)
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he Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) dug deep into the circumstances implicating a former chief executive officer of national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, Emirsyah Satar, in a high-profile bribery case by questioning three witnesses on Tuesday to probe into the flow of funds.
The three witnesses were Garuda senior manager Azwar Anas, owner of the diversified Mugi Rekso Abadi (MRA) business group Soetikno Soedarjo and former Garuda Indonesia employee Bara Silaban.
"We clarified the information we gathered in the beginning of the investigation. We also delved into the alleged flow of funds that went from a Singaporean company [Connaught International Pte. Ltd.], which SS [Soetikno Soendarjo] was the beneficial owner, to ESA [Emirsyah Satar],” KPK spokesperson Febri Diansyah told reporters on Tuesday.
Last month the antigraft commission named Emirsyah and Soetikno suspects in the bribery case involving the procurement of Rolls-Royce aircraft engines by the airline company from 2005 to 2014.
Soetikno allegedly acted as a broker between Rolls-Royce Ltd. and Emirsyah, then director of Garuda Indonesia, in an attempt to secure major deals for Rolls-Royce to provide aircraft engines to at least 12 countries, including Indonesia.
Febri added that up to Tuesday, the KPK already questioned 13 witnesses in this case, most of whom were Garuda Indonesia employees. (mrc/rin)
