COMMANDO funds and several other management costs appear to be quite customary outgoings at PT Pindad. These funds are not only paid out to police and military institutions but also to cover the cost of lobbying potential clients and agents. We just follow what is normal in this business, said Pindad Managing Director Budi Santoso.

Accompanied by Director of Commercial Products, Tedy Achdiyat, Budi spoke a great deal about these lobbying costs. U