Two be Suspects, One Directors of PT PAL Requested Surrender
Two be Suspects, One Directors of PT PAL Requested Surrender
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JAKARTA - Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named four suspects alleged bribery in purchase of warships by Philippine government.
Vice-Chairman of KPK, Basaria Panjaitan explained that three of the four that a suspect is a director of PT PAL is President Director of PT PAL Muhammad Firmansyah Arifin, GM Treasury PT PAL Arief Cahyana and Finance Director of PT PAL Saiful Anwar.
"The other person is Agus Nugroho from Ashanti Sales (AS) Inc. as a partner company PT PAL," said Basaria in a press conference at KPK building, Jakarta, Friday (31/3) night.
On that occasion, Basaria also asked Finance Director of PT PAL Saiful Anwar to surrender.
"SAR (Saiful Anwar) as Financial Director of PT PAL has not been secured because are abroad. We ask SAR cooperative and immediately returned to Indonesia to be heard," said Basaria.
Saiful alleged to enjoy bribes worth a total of around Rp14,476 billion or 1,087 million US dollars which was also given to the directors of PT PAL such as President Director of PT PAL Muhammad Firmansyah Arifin and General Manager of Treasury PT PAL Arief Cahyana.
The money was given by someone from an intermediary company Ashanti Sales (AS) Incorporation, Agus Nugroho. AS Incorporation get a ration of 'agency fee' 4.75 percent.
Of that amount, 1.25 percent agreed to officials at PT PAL as 'cash back' worth 1,087 million dollars or Rp14,47 billion. While the number obtained by AS Incorporation is 3.5 percent of the total sales of two Strategic Sealift Vessel (SSV) worth 86.96 million US dollars.
"SAR is currently abroad but investigators already know hopefully soon return and investigators do not need to get there," added Basaria.
KPK according Basaria also still leaves open the possibility of other suspects determination.
"The involvement of other parties could be in this case, so that this case does not stop here because we also use article 55 of the Criminal Code about inclusion, but to date we have a new set of four suspects," said Basaria.
According her, one SSV has been sent to the Philippines, while the other one was still in Indonesia.
Firmansyah, Arif and Saiful would be suspected of article 12 paragraph a or b of Article 12 or Article 11 of Law No. 31 of 1999 as amended by Act No. 20 of 2001 on Corruption Eradication in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code to-1.
While against Agus alleged article 5 paragraph 1 letter a or Article 5, paragraph 1, letter b or Article 13 of Law No. 31 of 1999 as amended by Law No. 20 of 2001 on Corruption Eradication in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code.
Vice-Chairman of KPK, Basaria Panjaitan explained that three of the four that a suspect is a director of PT PAL is President Director of PT PAL Muhammad Firmansyah Arifin, GM Treasury PT PAL Arief Cahyana and Finance Director of PT PAL Saiful Anwar.
"The other person is Agus Nugroho from Ashanti Sales (AS) Inc. as a partner company PT PAL," said Basaria in a press conference at KPK building, Jakarta, Friday (31/3) night.
On that occasion, Basaria also asked Finance Director of PT PAL Saiful Anwar to surrender.
"SAR (Saiful Anwar) as Financial Director of PT PAL has not been secured because are abroad. We ask SAR cooperative and immediately returned to Indonesia to be heard," said Basaria.
Saiful alleged to enjoy bribes worth a total of around Rp14,476 billion or 1,087 million US dollars which was also given to the directors of PT PAL such as President Director of PT PAL Muhammad Firmansyah Arifin and General Manager of Treasury PT PAL Arief Cahyana.
The money was given by someone from an intermediary company Ashanti Sales (AS) Incorporation, Agus Nugroho. AS Incorporation get a ration of 'agency fee' 4.75 percent.
Of that amount, 1.25 percent agreed to officials at PT PAL as 'cash back' worth 1,087 million dollars or Rp14,47 billion. While the number obtained by AS Incorporation is 3.5 percent of the total sales of two Strategic Sealift Vessel (SSV) worth 86.96 million US dollars.
"SAR is currently abroad but investigators already know hopefully soon return and investigators do not need to get there," added Basaria.
KPK according Basaria also still leaves open the possibility of other suspects determination.
"The involvement of other parties could be in this case, so that this case does not stop here because we also use article 55 of the Criminal Code about inclusion, but to date we have a new set of four suspects," said Basaria.
According her, one SSV has been sent to the Philippines, while the other one was still in Indonesia.
Firmansyah, Arif and Saiful would be suspected of article 12 paragraph a or b of Article 12 or Article 11 of Law No. 31 of 1999 as amended by Act No. 20 of 2001 on Corruption Eradication in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code to-1.
While against Agus alleged article 5 paragraph 1 letter a or Article 5, paragraph 1, letter b or Article 13 of Law No. 31 of 1999 as amended by Law No. 20 of 2001 on Corruption Eradication in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code.
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