Indonesia's flagship airline fired its CEO after he allegedly smuggled a Harley-Davidson motorbike into the country on one of its planes (HOG)

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• The CEO of Garuda Indonesia, the country's national airline, has been accused of smuggling a Harley-Davidson motorbike and two Brompton foldable bikes from France to Jakarta last month.
• Ari Askhara allegedly snuck the bikes into the country via a non-commercial Airbus A330-900 plane, the state-run Antara news agency reported, citing Indonesian authorities.
• The bikes are worth up to $65,500 combined in the Indonesian market. Askhara is accused of evading up to $106,000 in taxes, Antara reported.
• Customs officials reported finding the disassembled Harley-Davidson motorbike and Brompton bikes on Tuesday, Antara reported.
• Askhara was fired on Thursday. The Indonesian government is also fining Garuda for not disclosing the bikes on its cargo manifest.
• Askhara has not publicly responded to the allegations, and Garuda did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
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Indonesia's flagship airline has fired its CEO over allegations he smuggled a Harley-Davidson motorbike into the country onboard one of the airline's new Airbus planes in an attempt to avoid paying customs taxes.

Ari Askhara, of Garuda Indonesia, is accused by Indonesian authorities of sneaking a classic motorbike and two Brompton foldable bikes into the country, the country's state-run Antara news agency reported, citing the transportation ministry.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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