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- August 1945, repealed in 1949, reintroduced on July 5, 1959, and amended several times, the last in 2002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
MAY 9, 2024IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: MEDAN COURT SENTENCES THREE DRUG TRAFFICKERS TO DEATH
The Medan District Court on May 8, 2024 found three defendants, including a woman dubbed the "drug queen" by local media, guilty of trafficking and sentenced them to death.
APRIL 29, 2024IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: MEDAN COURT SENTENCES 45 KG METH DEALER TO DEATH
The Medan District Court in Indonesia on April 24, 2024 sentenced a prisoner who was behind the distribution of 45 kg crystal methamphetamine to death.
OCTOBER 30, 2023IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: 8 IRANIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
An Indonesian court on October 27, 2023 ordered that eight Iranian nationals be executed for smuggling more than 700 pounds (300 kg) of crystal methamphetamine by sea into Java.
AUGUST 9, 2023IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: TOP COP'S DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER COMMUTED TO LIFE IN PRISON
A senior police official sentenced to death for murdering his bodyguard has had his punishment commuted to life in prison by Indonesia's Supreme Court, an official said August 8, 2023.
APRIL 17, 2023IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: PRESIDENT GRANTS ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ CLEMENCY TO DEATH ROW DRUG CONVICT
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has granted clemency to a woman who spent more than 20 years on death row for drug smuggling, the convict’s lawyer said on 14 April, 2023.
- APRIL 12, 2023IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: JAKARTA HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR FERDY SAMBO
Death row inmate Ferdy Sambo had his appeal rejected by the Jakarta High Court on April 12, 2023, two months after he was convicted by a district court of murdering former subordinate Brigadier Nofriansyah Yosua Huatabarat and condemned to death.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2023IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: EX-POLICE GENERAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ORDERING OFFICER’S MURDER
A former police general found guilty of ordering the killing of his bodyguard and covering up the murder was sentenced to death by a Jakarta court on 13 February 2023.
- OCTOBER 20, 2022IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA MULLS INTRODUCTION OF A ‘PROBATIONARY’ DEATH PENALTY
When Indonesia recently unveiled the latest plans to overhaul its ageing Criminal Code, one of the articles that caught everyone’s eye was the one about the death penalty.
APRIL 6, 2022IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: TEACHER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING 13 STUDENTS
An Indonesian teacher found guilty of raping 13 students at an Islamic boarding school, and who impregnated at least eight of the victims, was sentenced to death on 4 April 2022.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2021IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN REPATRIATED AFTER MALAYSIAN COURT OVERTURNS DEATH PENALTY
Indonesian Consul General in Kuching Yonny Tri Prayitno on 8 September 2021 confirmed the consulate offered legal and repatriation assistance to Indonesian Ical Samerin, 36, whose death penalty verdict was overturned in Malaysia.
- JULY 7, 2021IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: MORE INDONESIANS OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY
While the majority of the Indonesian people are in favor of death penalty, their support for it declines as they learn more about the scope of judicial killing or are shown with specific circumstances such as unfair trials.
APRIL 22, 2021IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: SIX TERRORISTS GET DEATH PENALTY FOR DEADLY RIOT
The East Jakarta district court on 21 April 2021 sentenced to death six terrorists responsible for the deadly riot at a detention center outside Jakarta in May 2018.