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Military officers named suspects in alleged graft at Basarnas
The KPK named on Wednesday five suspects in the case, including Basarnas head Air Vice Marshal Henri Alfiandi and the agency’s administrative coordinator, Lt. Col. Afri Budi Cahyanto. Investigators have accused Henri of accepting kickbacks pertaining to procurement in the rescue agency between 2021 and 2023 totaling Rp 88.3 billion (US$5.9 million).
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Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairman Alexander Marwata (second right) and investigators show money and other evidence seized during the arrest of suspects in an alleged graft case in the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) during a press briefing on July 26, 2023. The antigraft body has named five suspects in the case, including Basarnas head Air Vice Marshal Henri Alfiandi and the agency's administrative coordinator, Lt. Col. Afri Budi Cahyanto. (Antara/Indrianto Eko Suwarso)
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he Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named a high-ranking Indonesian Military (TNI) officer and one of his subordinates as suspects in an alleged graft case related to procurement projects in the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas).
The antigraft body named on Wednesday five suspects in the case, including Basarnas head Air Vice Marshal Henri Alfiandi and the agency’s administrative coordinator, Lt. Col. Afri Budi Cahyanto. Investigators have accused Henri of accepting kickbacks pertaining to procurement in the rescue agency between 2021 and 2023 totaling Rp 88.3 billion (US$5.9 million).
The other three suspects are businesspeople, namely Marilya, the president director of printing company PT Intertekno Grafika Sejati; Mulsunadi Gunawan, the executive commissioner of printing company PT Multi Grafika Cipta Sejati and spare-parts supply company PT Kindah Abadi Utama president director Roni Aidil.
KPK deputy chairman Alexander Marwata said Henri allegedly received kickbacks of 10 percent from the businesspeople in exchange for awarding their companies tenders in several Basarnas procurement projects.
Among the projects were the procurement of wall-penetrating sensors to detect victims trapped under debris, the contract for which was valued at Rp 9.9 billion, and the Rp 89.9-billion multi-year purchase of a remote-operated vehicle (ROV).
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The three businesspeople allegedly approached Henri and Afri to offer the kickbacks. “We suspect that [Henri] was the one who decided how much the kickbacks should be,” Alexander said during a press briefing on Wednesday at the KPK headquarters.
