Jakarta, 11 May 2020. On 8th May 2020, Former President Director of PT. Garuda Indonesia, Emirsyah Satar and the Beneficial Owner of Connaught International Pte. Ltd, Soetikno Soedarjo, were convicted for corruption and money laundry allegations. Emirsyah Satar was sentenced to 8 years in prison and fined Rp1 billion. In addition, the judge also sentenced Emirsyah to pay restitution of SGD2,117,315.27. Whereas Soetikno Soedarjo was sentenced to 6 years in prison and fined Rp1 billion.
Moreover, the panel of judges remarks that Emirsyah Satar was convicted to have received bribe payments and facilities from Soetikno Soedarjo for their support in securing contracts for Rolls Royce, Airbus, Avions de Transport Regional and Bombardier. The money used to pay the bribes and facilities were originated from the commission received by Soetikno Soedarjo from Rolls Royce, Airbus, Avions de Transport Regional and Bombardier.
Details of bribe payments and facilities received by Emirsyah Satar are as follows:
a. USD 680.000 from Rolls Royce through PT Ardyaparamita Ayuprakarsa and Connaught International Pte. Ltd. in relation to Rolls Royce’s Total Care Program for PT Garuda Indonesia.
b. EUR 1.020.975 and a house in Pondok Indah worth Rp.8.790.000.000,00 from Airbus through Connaught International Pte. Ltd. in relation to the purchase of Airbus A330 and A320 aircrafts.
c. Macquarie Bonds worth USD 200.000 from Bombardier through Hollingworth Management International and Summerville Pacific Inc. in the relation to the purchase of Bombardier CRJ100 aircrafts.
d. SGD 1.181.763 from Avions de Transport Régional (ATR) through Connaught International Pte. Ltd. in the relation to the purchase of ATR 72-100 aircrafts.
e. facilities from Soetikno Soedarjo in the form of payment of accommodation in Bali worth Rp69,794,797 and a private jet rental worth USD 4.200.
Emirsyah Satar was also convicted of conspiracy with Hadinoto Soedigno and Agus Wahjudo for receiving corrupt payments and facilities from Soetikno Soedarjo. The investigation against Hadinoto Soedigno is currently ongoing.
KPK Chairman, Firli Bahuri said, corruption is an extraordinary crime, therefore international cooperation is mandatory. Moreover, modus operandi of corruption become more sophisticated and complex
"At the moment, many of these illicit transactions are concealed through multi-layered structure businesses transaction across various jurisdictions. Therefore, collaboration with other law enforcement institutions from other countries is a must for an effective corruption investigation," said Firli.
Effective collaboration from domestic and international partners is the key of the success of this investigation. KPK appreciates support and assistance from the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) of the United Kingdom, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) of Singapore, UK's Home Office (UK Central Authority), the Attorney-General's Chambers as the Singaporean Central Authority, and the Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Indonesian Central Authority) during the investigation of this bribery case.
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