KPK probes over US$6b in alleged bribes to lawmakers in new Garuda graft case
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said on Tuesday that it had opened a new investigation into alleged bribery involving House of Representatives lawmakers who served in 2009-2014, in connection with the procurement of Airbus aircraft by Garuda Indonesia between 2010 and 2015. “The allegation involves around Rp 100b [US$6.55m] in bribes received by House members and other business parties,” KPK spokesperson Ali Fikri said in a statement, as quoted by Tempo. Ali said the new probe was a follow-up to an earlier graft investigation into the flag carrier that had involved the assistance of authorities in the United Kingdom and France. The KPK would announce any suspects on gathering sufficient evidence to order their immediate arrest, he added.<br/>
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KPK probes over US$6b in alleged bribes to lawmakers in new Garuda graft case
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said on Tuesday that it had opened a new investigation into alleged bribery involving House of Representatives lawmakers who served in 2009-2014, in connection with the procurement of Airbus aircraft by Garuda Indonesia between 2010 and 2015. “The allegation involves around Rp 100b [US$6.55m] in bribes received by House members and other business parties,” KPK spokesperson Ali Fikri said in a statement, as quoted by Tempo. Ali said the new probe was a follow-up to an earlier graft investigation into the flag carrier that had involved the assistance of authorities in the United Kingdom and France. The KPK would announce any suspects on gathering sufficient evidence to order their immediate arrest, he added.<br/>
