Indonesia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- August 1945, repealed in 1949, reintroduced on July 5, 1959, and amended several times, the last in 2002
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on Roman-Dutch law, modified by traditional elements and new criminal procedure rules
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- The People's Consultative Assembly (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat or MPR) is the upper house; it has the role of appointing and impeaching the president and amending the constitution but does not deal with national politics; the House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat or DPR); the Regional Representatives Council (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah or DPD) whose constitutional mandate is to provide legislative input to the DPR on regional issues.
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, judges appointed by the President; Constitutional Court, Labor Court
RELIGIONS
87% Muslims; 9% Christians; 2% Hindus; 1% Buddhists
From the country
JANUARY 29, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO SENTENCED TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two people were sentenced to death in Malaysia for drug trafficking.
- JANUARY 10, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
the Dutch Foreign Ministry announced that the Netherlands will pay the legal costs for two Dutch citizens in Indonesia who are appealing against their death sentence for producing the party drug ecstasy
the Dutch Foreign Ministry announced that the Netherlands will pay the legal costs for two Dutch citizens in Indonesia who are appealing against their death sentence for producing the party drug ecstasy
- JANUARY 1, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is applicable for murder..
The death penalty is applicable for murder...
- DECEMBER 21, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
prosecutors are preparing for Indonesia’s 11th execution this year
prosecutors are preparing for Indonesia’s 11th execution this year
- DECEMBER 17, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
a man from Aceh, Indonesia, who was sentenced to 15 years in jail and 10 strokes of the rotan
a man from Aceh, Indonesia, who was sentenced to 15 years in jail and 10 strokes of the rotan
- DECEMBER 4, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: TWO DEATH-ROW CONVICTS TO BE EXECUTED BY YEAR END
the Indonesian Attorney General`s Office (AGO) will execute death-row convict Jurit bin Abdullah at the end of this year, Deputy Attorney General for General Crimes (Jampidum) Abdul Hakim Ritonga said.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN COURT SENTENCES TWO INDONESIANS TO DEATH
a Malaysian court sentenced two Indonesians, Mohamad Idris and Jainuddin, to death
- NOVEMBER 14, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA TO SPEED UP LEGAL PROCESS OF PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW
the Indonesian Attorney General Office, which recorded 92 prisoners, 32 of them foreigners
- NOVEMBER 13, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SPEAKS OUT ON DEATH PENALTY
while addressing the Australian media after the talks, Indonesia's Foreign Minister, Hassan Wirajuda, said that "It's not only that Australia and Indonesia are divided on the issue of capital punishment. The fact is that the whole world is divided into gr
NOVEMBER 8, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: THREE EXECUTED IN BALI NIGHTCLUB BOMBINGS
Indonesia executed three Islamic militants for helping plan and carry out the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, many of them foreign tourists.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. NIGERIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH OPT FOR REVIEW
the News Agency of Nigeria reported that eighteen Nigerians sentenced to death for drug trafficking in
- NOVEMBER 3, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
the Indonesian Supreme Court turned down a last-minute appeal filed by the families of the three men waiting to be executed
the Indonesian Supreme Court turned down a last-minute appeal filed by the families of the three men waiting to be executed