JAKARTA - Procurement expert and Deputy for Law and Dispute\nResolution at the LKPP, Setya Budi Arijanta, expressed concern upon\nseeing Boeing and Airbus being asked for a Business Trading Licence\n(SIUP) and Taxpayer Identification Number (NPWP) while participating in\nthe procurement of the Indonesian presidential aircraft.<\/p>\n
\u201cYesterday when I was accompanying (the procurement of) the\npresidential aircraft, sir. I patted my chest, Boeing was asked for SIUP\nand NPWP, imagine, confused. Where can you find Boeing, that company,\nand Airbus being asked for NPWP?\u201d Setya said during the hearing at the\nJakarta Corruption Court on Monday (6\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
Setya shared this story when asked for his opinion in the\ncontinuation of the trial in the alleged corruption case of\nChromebook-based laptop procurement for the defendant, former Minister\nof Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Nadiem Makarim.<\/p>\n
As a result, the government needs to engage in communication, even\ndirect negotiations, with Boeing as the manufacturer.<\/p>\n
Setya said that during the aanwijzing or meeting in the procurement\nprocess, Boeing once asked Indonesia about the SIUP and NPWP\ndocuments.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the end, Boeing and Airbus did not bid, they went through brokers\nonly, told to go through. Nowadays in the government, many tender\nwinners are \u2018CV Palugada\u2019,\u201d Setya added.<\/p>\n
In this case, former Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and\nTechnology Nadiem Makarim along with three other defendants are said to\nhave caused state financial losses amounting to Rp 2.1 trillion.<\/p>\n
Nadiem is accused of enriching himself by Rp 809 billion. This figure\nis said to come from Google\u2019s investment in Gojek or PT AKAB.<\/p>\n
Nadiem is alleged to have misused his authority, making Google the\nsole controller of ICT procurement, one of which is laptops, in\nIndonesia\u2019s technology ecosystem.<\/p>\n
This was done by directing the procurement study towards one product,\nnamely Chrome-based devices which are Google\u2019s products.<\/p>\n
Nadiem carried out these actions together with three other\ndefendants, namely former Technology Consultant in the Ministry of\nEducation, Culture, Research, and Technology, Ibrahim Arief; Director of\nSMP in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology from\n2020\u20132021 as well as Budget User Representative (KPA), Mulyatsyah; and\nDirector of SD in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and\nTechnology from 2020\u20132021 as well as KPA, Sri Wahyuningsih.<\/p>\n
For their actions, Nadiem and the other defendants face charges under\nArticle 2 Paragraph (1) and Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of\nLaw Number 31 of 1999 as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of\n2001 on Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of\nCriminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1)\nfirst of the Criminal Code.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/lkpp-deputy-boeing-and-airbus-asked-for-npwp-during-presidential-aircraft-procurement-1775627495", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }