Indonesia anti-graft body raids office of Financial Services Authority

INDONESIA’S anti-graft agency has raided the office of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) as part of an investigation into alleged misuse of corporate social responsibility funds by financial regulators, the agency said on Friday (Dec 20).

The raid was on Thursday, days after the agency conducted a similar search at the central bank’s headquarters, the agency said.

Investigators seized “electronic evidences as well as documents”, Tessa Mahardika, the anti-corruption agency’s spokesperson, said.

The FSA said in a statement on Friday that it respects and supports the investigation by the anti-corruption agency and that it is committed to the principles of good governance, transparency and accountability in all its tasks.

Financial services to customers will not be disrupted by the investigation, the FSA added.

The central bank’s governor, Perry Warjiyo, said this week that Bank Indonesia would cooperate in the investigation, and that the bank’s corporate social responsibility funds are distributed according to good governance.