JAKARTA, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir mentioned on Thursday he deliberate to fireplace the chief government of flag provider PT Garuda Indonesia GIAA.JK for allegedly smuggling a bike into the nation onboard a brand new aircraft.
Ari Askhara is suspected of making an attempt to evade tax on a Harley Davidson value 800 million rupiah ($57,000) by smuggling it on a aircraft from France, Thohir mentioned.
There was no quick response from Garuda Indonesia to a request for remark from Reuters.
“The method will proceed and we’ll search for different people who find themselves concerned,” Thohir instructed a information convention, throughout which he mentioned high-end bicycles not declared to customs had been additionally discovered on the jet.
($1 = 14,080 rupiah)
(Reporting by Maikel Jefriando Writing by Fransiska Nangoy)