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- August 1945, repealed in 1949, reintroduced on July 5, 1959, and amended several times, the last in 2002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
- NOVEMBER 6, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA DENIES CLEMENCY TO SMUGGLERS
Indonesia's president rejected clemency pleas by five foreign drug smugglers and will push ahead with their executions
- NOVEMBER 1, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: CORRUPTION AND DEATH PENALTY A RISKY MIX, SAY EXPERTS
Indonesian human rights activists joined the chorus of those condemning a ruling by the country’s Constitutional Court...
- OCTOBER 30, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY CRITICISES INDONESIA DEATH PENALTY RULING
AMNESTY CRITICISES INDONESIA DEATH PENALTY RULING
- OCTOBER 30, 2007AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG OFFENCES
the Constitutional Court of Indonesia upheld the death penalty for serious drug offences for three Australians facing execution for trying to smuggle heroin off the resort island of Bali.
- OCTOBER 10, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN A-G DENIES CHANGE OF HEART ON DEATH PENALTY
Indonesia's Attorney-General, Hendarman Supandji...
- OCTOBER 10, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN AG: EXECUTION OF BALI BOMBERS WILL BE DELAYED
INDONESIAN AG: EXECUTION OF BALI BOMBERS WILL BE DELAYED
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. BALI BOMBERS APPEALS REJECTED
Indonesia's top court said it rejected final appeals of three Islamic militants
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA BALI BOMBER LOSES DEATH ROW APPEAL
the Indonesian Supreme Court rejected the final appeal of Amrozi bin Nurhasyim against his death sentence for his part in the 2002 Bali bombings, which killed 202 people.
- AUGUST 14, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: INDONESIAN WORKER IN MALAYSIA ACQUITTED DUE TO INSANITY
Adi bin Asnawi, an Indonesian worker from West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara province, was acquitted by the Seremban High Court in Negeri Sembilan State, West Malaysia.
- JUNE 22, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN MAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Indonesian Federal Court unanimously affirmed the death sentence imposed by the High Court on Abdul Rahman Akif, 53, an Indonesian textile businessman for trafficking in 4,826.9 grams of cannabis, on May 9, 1996.
- JUNE 21, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA CONSIDERS DEATH PENALTY CHANGE
The application of the death penalty in Indonesia is likely
- JUNE 7, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
EU CONDEMNS INDONESIA DEATH SENTENCE FOR TWO EUROPEANS
the European Union condemned an Indonesian court for sentencing two Europeans to death for drugs offences, urging the authorities in Jakarta to abolish capital punishment.