Indonesia aims to fight rising industrial espionage

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http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/indonesia/2012/04/17/338158/Indonesia-aims.htm

By Hasyim Widhiarto
The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network
April 17, 2012

State weapons manufacturer PT Pindad has to take extra steps to keep 
company secrets from being extracted to foreign nationals wanting a peek 
into Indonesia's defense industry.

“During an interview, a candidate for employment is asked to detail his 
or her family background, including the occupations and social 
activities of all family members,” senior company official Agus Iriono 
said.

“This is just among efforts to prevent any leaking from the company,” he 
said, adding that it was a necessary strategy as the company was a 
regular target of espionage. “There have been some infiltrations in past 
years. Bu, I could not go into the details.”

As Indonesia's economy soars at an impressive rate and with the defense 
budget expanding aggressively, several state companies and government 
agencies have increasingly become targets of espionage.

National Intelligence Agency (BIN) head Lt. Gen. Marciano Norman said 
recently there were indications that espionage activities have been 
increasing lately.

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