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- August 1945, repealed in 1949, reintroduced on July 5, 1959, and amended several times, the last in 2002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
- OCTOBER 28, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
a leading international human rights group called on the Indonesian president to commute the death sentences to life of three Islamic militants
a leading international human rights group called on the Indonesian president to commute the death sentences to life of three Islamic militants
- OCTOBER 21, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN COURT REJECTS BALI BOMBERS' REQUEST FOR BEHEADING
an Indonesian court rejected a request by the three convicted 'Bali bombers' to be executed by traditional
- OCTOBER 6, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: REQUEST TO DELAY EXECUTION REJECTED
the Indonesian Constitutional Court rejected a request by the three Bali Bombing convicted prisoners to delay their executions as the material review of state decree No.2/PnPS/1964 about instructions on performing execution has not been finished yet.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: ACEHNESE WORKER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a court in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, passed the death sentence on an Acehnese migrant worker from Indonesia named Junaidi Nurdin, 32, for distributing 979 grams of hemp in the country.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: EXECUTION PLANS FOR BALI BOMBERS LABELLED TORTUROUS
Indonesia's Constitutional Court heard a detailed description of how the Bali bombers will die from a Catholic priest who says execution is torturous.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: TWO INDONESIANS, MALAYSIAN GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG DEALING
an Indonesian district court sentenced two Indonesians and a Malaysian to death for illegally distributing ecstasy pills in the country, media reports said.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. PROSECUTOR CLARIFIES DEATH PENALTY FOR GRAFT OFFENDERS
the death penalty can only be applied to criminals convicted of embezzling funds for natural disasters, riots and economic crises, Indonesia's Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes stated.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: 10 NIGERIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Indonesian Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence passed on 10 Nigerians for drug-related offences.
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. 20 NIGERIANS FACE EXECUTION
Twenty Nigerian citizens are currently awaiting the hangman’s nose in Indonesia
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
a total of 52 inmates of prisons on Nusakambangan island, off the Cilacap coast in Indonesia
a total of 52 inmates of prisons on Nusakambangan island, off the Cilacap coast in Indonesia
- AUGUST 26, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA DELAYS EXECUTION OF BALI BOMBERS
Indonesia adjourned the execution of three Bali bombers from before the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadhan till October, the country's attorney general office said.
- AUGUST 7, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA EXECUTES MAN FOR SERIAL MURDERS
Indonesia executed a man sentenced to death seven years ago for murdering four people, despite a call from international human rights groups to halt the execution.