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The Shadow Supplier: The Silfanus family's grip on Police, AGO & BIN Procurement

Between 2014 and 2024, a web of companies linked to PT TJ Silfanus captured hundreds of contracts from the Indonesian National Police (POLRI), totaling billions of rupiah. While Indonesia’s Electronic Procurement System (LPSE) was designed to increase transparency, efficiency, and competition in public procurement, these contracts reveal persistent loopholes that favor connected families, and rigged tenders. The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) concluded that the police lack clear priorities and direction in carrying out their duties according to the Police Law. POLRI can be seen as failing to implement internal reforms to become more transparent, accountable, and incorruptible. The data for this report is sourced from OpenTender as well as LPSE Polri, analyzing tenders from 2014 until 2023. PT TJ Silfanus (PT TJS) is the parent company of several subsidiaries. These subsidiaries follow a similar ownership pattern, with PT TJS holding 85–97% of each. Most are domiciled at Gandaria 8...