England international chemical company has confessed to the bribery of officials and public officials Pertamina Indonesia in the long run. On this recognition, the Company was named Innospec fined £ 8.3 million, or 112.3 billion, on Friday (26 / 3).
Innospec proven to procure sustainably tetraethyl lead (TEL) in the period 2000-2006 the value estimated at U.S. $ 2.88 million or reach Rp 261.8 billion.
Lead-based fuel dangerous that has been banned in the U.S. and Europe could escape to Indonesia after »intervened dollars." Innospec recognition of officials in Indonesia has received U.S. dollars pouring $ 8.5 million or approximately 77.2 billion more.
Innospec believed to profit of U.S. $ 770 million as a result of bribes paid between February 2002 and December 2006. Payments associated with the fuel supply Lead (TEL), as the main source of income for the company. And since 2000, the U.S. and Europe have pulled this product because the risk to health.
Judge Lord Justice Thomas said that although Innospec Inc. is headquartered in Delaware, which also has offices in Cheshire and corruption in Indonesia is conducted by the executive Innospec Ltd based in England.
"Through agents in Indonesia, they are directing the company to move in a systematic and large scale to bribe senior government officials."
According to the judge, the amount of 12.7 million dollars is considered "wholly inadequate" to reflect the criminality displayed, he added. "This is corruption that involves the payment of a very large amount to the most senior government officials of Indonesia for a long period of time."
Most of the goal, continued Justice Thomas, not only to obtain contracts that benefit the company, but to delay the elimination of Tel phasing in Indonesia. »Therefore, to extend the damage to the Indonesian people and the environment.
