Potensi Kecurangan Pembelian Gas Air Mata oleh Kepolisian Indonesia

The report identifies systemic irregularities in the Indonesian National Police's procurement of tear gas, including suspected price inflation of up to 30 times the market value, the selection of unqualified vendors, and horizontal collusion between companies. It notes a significant increase in police budgets under President Joko Widodo and a spike in tear gas equipment purchases in 2017, alongside a rising trend of tear gas use against mass protests from 2019 to 2022.

• The Indonesian National Police have procured over 868,000 rounds of tear gas ammunition and more than 36,000 launchers, including 17 drone-based launchers purchased in 2020 and 2021. A sharp increase in procurement occurred in 2017 compared to previous years, which averaged only 2-5 procurements annually.
• There is evidence of extreme price inflation in the procurement of pepper projectile launchers. In 2022, the police paid Rp49.86 billion for 187 units (approximately Rp266.6 million per unit), while the researchers estimate the total cost should have been approximately Rp1.62 billion, suggesting the police budget was inflated by roughly 30 times the manufacturer's price.
• The report identifies several procurement irregularities: the selection of PT ACK despite a suspected lack of required KBLI qualifications (46900 and 47739), suspected horizontal collusion between PT DGSP and PT WSP across six procurement packages, and the suspected use of a 'shell company' (perusahaan boneka) involving PT MBS.
• Police budgets have generally increased under the administration of Joko Widodo, with approximately 35% (Rp303.5 trillion) of the total budget since 2015 allocated to goods and services procurement.
• Between 2015 and 2022, there were 144 recorded instances of tear gas firing by police, with the highest frequency occurring in 2019. The use of tear gas to disperse crowds showed an increasing pattern from 2019 to 2022.

APA

Trend Asia (2023). Potensi Kecurangan Pembelian Gas Air Mata oleh Kepolisian Indonesia. https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Pemantauan-Pembelian-Gas-Air-Mata.pdf

Chicago

Trend Asia. Potensi Kecurangan Pembelian Gas Air Mata oleh Kepolisian Indonesia. 2023. https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Pemantauan-Pembelian-Gas-Air-Mata.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{trendasia2023potensi, author = {{Trend Asia}}, title = {{Potensi Kecurangan Pembelian Gas Air Mata oleh Kepolisian Indonesia}}, institution = {Trend Asia}, year = {2023}, month = jul, url = {https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Pemantauan-Pembelian-Gas-Air-Mata.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }