Agus Raharjo Explained

Agus Raharjo
Office1:Chairman of Corruption Eradication Commission
Term Start1:2015
Term End1:2019
Birth Date:1956
Birth Place:Magetan Regency, East Java, Indonesia
Nationality:Indonesian

Agus Raharjo is a former Indonesian civil servant and former chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission.[1] [2] He had previously served as the director of both the National Development Planning Agency and the Public Procurement Policy Agency.[3]

In January 2017, Raharjo lead a major anti-bribery operation that involved former Garuda Indonesia President Emirsyah Satar. The operation involved assistance from the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau of Singapore and the Serious Fraud Office of the United Kingdom and led to the uncovering of a transnational corruption operation involving Rolls-Royce Holdings and the manufacture of Garuda's aircraft engines.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Agus Rahardjo named KPK chief. Antara News. 18 December 2015. 9 April 2020.
  2. Web site: 100 days of blunders: Watchdog slams new KPK chairman's performance. The Jakarta Post. 25 March 2020. 9 April 2020.
  3. Book: ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific Fighting Bribery in Public Procurement in Asia and the Pacific. Asian Development Bank and OECD Publishing. 2008. 240. 9789264046955.
  4. Web site: Anti graft body may detain ex-Garuda Indonesia CEO on Rolls Royce deals. Jakarta Post. 20 January 2017. 6 February 2017.