REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has again questioned the former Air Force chief, retired Marshal Agus Supriatna, as a witness in an alleged corruption case over the procurement of a helicopter for the Air Force in 2016-2017. Supriatna was questioned as a witness for Irfan Kurnia Saleh who has been named a suspect, said the KPK spokesman, Febri Diansyah, in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Supriatna had previously been questioned by the antigraft agency as a witness for Saleh on January 3, 2018. But at that time, Supriatna did not provide explanations.
"Everything about this concerns the task and responsibility of the KPK. I have explained what I can explain to KPK," Supriatna had said.
Transport helicopter AgustaWestland (AW-101).
Asked if corruption was involved in the procurement of transport helicopter AgustaWestland (AW-101), Supriatna was reluctant to provide specific explanations. "Do not ask me about it. A corruption crime is the institution's (KPK) concern," he said.
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KPK has named Saleh, who is the president director of PT Diratama Jaya Mandiri, as a suspect. Saleh is alleged to have benefited himself or others or a corporation, abusing the authority, opportunity, facilities available to him. KPK suspects the deal caused the state a financial loss of around Rp224 billion.
Saleh is charged with violating Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 of Law Number 31 Year 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 Year 2001 concerning the Eradication of Corruption and Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.
Meanwhile, the POM TNI (Military Police of the Indonesian Defence Forces) itself has named five suspects for alleged criminal corruption in the helicopter deal. The five suspects are Col. FTS SE (procurement unit head of the Air Force), vice-marshal FA (planning officer in the procurement of goods and services), Sec. Sub. Lt SS (cashier staffer), Lt Col WW (cashier who distributes funds to certain parties), rear marshal SB (planning assistant to Air Force chief).
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