A Slush Fund for 'Mr. DZ'

THE Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has collected overwhelming evidence of bribes paid to Emirsyah Satar, former CEO of Garuda Indonesia airlines. Investigators have identified transfers of funds to Emirsyah from Rolls-Royce, the London-based aircraft engine manufacturer strongly suspected of paying the bribes.

The Garuda CEO from 2005 to 2014 has now been officially indicted for taking bribes. KPK investigators discovered transfers of funds worth tens to hundreds of thousands of US dollars and euros from Connaught International's account leading to those belonging to Emirsyah. "The recipient's account was under the name of the suspect's mother-in-law," said KPK deputy chairman Laode Muhammad Syarif.

January 31, 2017