Indonesia to fire Garuda CEO After Harley smuggled on jet

Evidences of a Harley Davidson and a Brompton bicycle, which were brought into Indonesia on a new Airbus plane of PT Garuda Indonesia, are pictured before a news conference at Indonesian Finance Ministry in Jakarta, Indonesia. - Reuters

JAKARTA: The chief executive officer of airline PT Garuda Indonesia is getting fired for allegedly ordering a classic Harley-Davidson motorcycle to be smuggled into the country on a brand new Airbus jet.

I Gusti Ngurah Askhara Danadiputra will be dismissed after the airline’s audit committee found he had ordered the purchase of the classic Harley Shovelhead, State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir said.