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- August 1945, repealed in 1949, reintroduced on July 5, 1959, and amended several times, the last in 2002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
- AUGUST 6, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: RIGHTS BODY CALLS FOR POSTPONEMENT OF AMROZI`S EXECUTION
the National Human Rights Commission in Indonesia said that the execution of Amrozi, Mukhlas and Imam Samudra should be postponed because the death-row convicts were still filing a judicial review with the Constitutional Court (MK) over the Law on the Exe
- AUGUST 6, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. BALI BOMBERS LODGE LEGAL CHALLENGE
Indonesia's government reiterated that the three Bali bombers on death row will soon be executed, despite a desperate last-ditch legal challenge.
- JULY 24, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: SUPPORT GROWS FOR DEATH PENALTY FOR CORRUPTION CONVICTS
lawmakers, officials and anti-graft activists threw their weight behind calls for the implementation of death penalty for some forms of corruption, while also saying current criteria and procedures for imposing the sentence lack clarity.
- JULY 19, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. MOTHER AND SON EXECUTED FOR MURDER
a mother and son were taken before a firing squad in the industrial town of Surabaya on Java island, Indonesia, their lawyer Soeteja Djajasmita said.
- JULY 18, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER IN JAVA
in West Java, Indonesia, a man convicted of murder was executed in Banten province, according to prosecutor Lari Gau. Tubagus Yusuf Maulana, alias Usep, was killed at 10.30 pm.
- JULY 17, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: BALI BOMBERS FACE EXECUTION AFTER LOSING APPEAL
Indonesia's Supreme Court dismissed the final appeal by three militants convicted of the 2002 Bali bombings, thereby clearing the way for their execution.
- JULY 10, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN EXECUTED FOR 42 MURDERS
Ahmad Suradji, 57, was executed by firing squad in Indonesia
- JULY 5, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
rights group Amnesty International called...
rights group Amnesty International called...
- JULY 3, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
an Indonesian man who murdered 42 women...
an Indonesian man who murdered 42 women...
- JUNE 28, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian Sports and Youth Affairs Minister...
Indonesian Sports and Youth Affairs Minister...
- JUNE 26, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. TWO NIGERIANS EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
two Nigerians were executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking, officials said. Samuel Okoye,
- JUNE 24, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA TO CHANGE PROCESSES AFTER DEATH ROW INMATES RIOT
an Indonesian prison riot involving dozens of death row inmates sparked a change to execution