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Indonesia's Attorney General's Office's Online Propaganda Procurement trail

After reviewing public procurement records from LPSE, it seems that the Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office (AGO) may be developing a large-scale online narrative-management and propaganda system through irregular procurement practices and opaque technology imports. Questionable Non-Tender Contracts Worth Rp 800 Billion In early 2025, the AGO issued four procurement announcements (of which one apparently was cancelled), each valued at approximately Rp 200 billion , for what were classified as non-tender projects. Under Indonesian procurement regulations, direct appointments are generally prohibited for contracts of this magnitude, except under narrowly defined emergency or security exemptions. Source: LPSE All four contracts were awarded to a single company: PT Maya Teknologi Indira . Corporate registry records show that PT Maya Teknologi Indira is registered at Mayapada Tower 1, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 28, Lantai 07–06D, South Jakarta , and is owned by Dedy Gunawan and Erick . ...

The Jakarta-Budapest Pipeline: Inside Arsjad Rasjid's Alleged Surveillance Procurement Network

A web of offshore companies — linked directly to the family and business associates of Arsjad Rasjid , CEO of Indika Energy — has emerged as a dominant supplier of sensitive surveillance and IT equipment to the Indonesian National Police. Trade data and corporate filings reveal a coordinated network of entities in Hungary, Hong Kong, and Singapore acting as high-value intermediaries. These firms, often owned by Rasjid’s sons or Indika-linked employees, appear to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars in “infiltration” and “tactical” hardware to a specific cluster of Indonesian importers connected to PT Asuransi Cakrawala Proteksi. United Collaborative Group KFT (Hungary) As detailed in our previous article , this Hungarian firm rapidly became a top exporter to Indonesia, shipping over USD 400 million in IT products between 2023 and mid-2025. It is owned by Adryan Mangkuningrat , the son of Arsjad Rasjid. UCG appears to be a pure middleman. Goods are not shipped from Hungary but dispa...

A Hungarian Firm Exported Over $400 million in IT Products to the Indonesian Police

Recent trade data reveal that United Collaborative Group KFT (UCG) , a Hungarian firm founded in 2022, has rapidly emerged as a dominant exporter of high-value IT products to Indonesia. The company is owned by Adryan Mangkuningrat (born 1996), an Indonesian national and the son of Arsjad Rasjid , CEO of Indika Energy and former Chairman of KADIN Indonesia. Source: https://app.growthmagazin.hu/p/adryan-mangkuningrat-why-i-chose Between 2023 and the first half of 2025, UCG exported IT products worth over USD 400 million to Indonesia. The scale and speed of these transactions — paired with the sensitive nature of the hardware and software — raise significant questions regarding procurement transparency and political-business linkages. The official site of United Collaborative Group ucg.hu , describes its mission as providing customized information and communication technology (ICT) and smart cybersecurity solutions to both public and private sector clients, especially in the Sou...