Indonesia & Corruption: a few articles in the past few weeks

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If you are an individual (Not conglomerates) thinking that Property investment is a good Investment in Indonesia, good to watch this case.


Bogor National Land Agency Head's Office Raided! Investigating Alleged Land Mafia, Sontang Manurung's Assets Totaling Rp 4 Billion


The National Land registry Agency office is raided: Land Mafia Allegations: Observer: People Could Be Evicted Because Land Certificates Are in Someone Else's Name

'Sep 10, 2026A case of alleged land mafia has resurfaced, this time related to the Complete Systematic Land Registration Program (PTSL) in Bojonggede, Bogor Regency. The Jakarta Metropolitan Police (Polda Metro Jaya) even searched the Bogor Regency National Land Agency (BPN) office and confiscated several documents and electronic devices.Of the approximately 10,000 PTSL certificates issued in 2019, investigators are currently focusing their investigation on 52 certificates suspected of being problematic. Police also allege the alleged involvement of individuals at several stages, including within the BPN (The National Land registry Agency)

Duplication of land titles occasionally occurs, which is generally impossible without the cooperation of insider personnel at the National Land Registry Agency.

 

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That whole business of fake land deeds becomes very complicated and difficult to prove by the victims once they have bribed people at the government and even notaries. We’re not (only) talking photoshopped certificates here.

 

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That whole business of fake land deeds becomes very complicated and difficult to prove by the victims once they have bribed people at the government and even notaries. We’re not (only) talking photoshopped certificates here.

This is another example in the past and the statement from The Indonesian Agrarian Reform Consortium (KPA)

'Sertifikat ganda' di Bekasi gusur rumah warga – Seperti apa silsilah tanah dan mengapa BPN terbitkan sertifikat di atas tanah sengketa? - BBC News Indonesia

Konsorsium Pembaruan Agraria (KPA) menyebut kasus sertifikat ganda yang diterbitkan kantor pertanahan di atas sebidang tanah yang sama sudah "darurat" di Indonesia. Mengapa?

www.bbc.com

"The Agrarian Reform Consortium (KPA) has called the issue of duplicate land titles an "EMERGENCY." The KPA stated that this problem occurs in nearly every region of Indonesia, from rural areas to urban areas and even plantations"

Numerous news reports already highlight instances of duplicate land titles, property dispute reaching the Supreme Court. Te outcome is predictable, the party who is willing to pay the most will win. So, when ordinary individuals face legal disputes against major property developers (e.g land shark conglomerates), the probability of you will win at the highest court level is exceptionally low. You might only win if the case are exceptional such as effecting a lot of people in the same areas, and get picked up by the press, social media to sufficiently attract the public attention.