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- August 1945, repealed in 1949, reintroduced on July 5, 1959, and amended several times, the last in 2002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, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST POSO DEATH ROW PRISONERS
Indonesia’s Supreme Court turned down a second appeal by three Christian men sentenced to death for helping to incite sectarian conflict in Poso, Central Sulawesi, in 2000.
- APRIL 27, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. FIVE AUSTRALIAN DRUG CONVICTS GET REDUCED SENTENCES, DEATH PENALTY UPHELD FOR RINGLEADERS
five young Australians jailed for life in Indonesia after being caught smuggling heroin from Bali have had their sentences cut to 20 years, but an appeal court upheld the death penalty on two ringleaders. The five were members of the so-called "Bali Nine"
- APRIL 21, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. HUNDREDS OF MUSLIMS DEMAND EXECUTION OF CONVICT TIBO
hundreds of Muslims staged a rally at the Central Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office in Palu, demanding that prosecutors immediately execute of Fabianus Tibo, Marinus Riwu and Dominggus da Silva for their role in the Poso riots.
- APRIL 18, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. CATHOLICS GET SECOND CHANCE TO APPEAL DEATH SENTENCE
the Indonesian Supreme Court appointed a new group of judges to review the charges against Fabianus Tibo...
- APRIL 11, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. 2002 BALI BOMBER RELATIVES WAIVE DEATH PENALTY APPEAL
the family of Imam Samudra, a man convicted for the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings, said they will not pursue clemency on his behalf, allowing the Indonesian government to carry out his death sentence, according to a spokesman for the attorney general.
- APRIL 11, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. DON’T EXECUTE CATHOLICS, SULAWESI POLICE CHIEF
the Police Chief of Central Sulawesi, Brigadier General Oegroseno, has called on the Office of the Attorney General (AGO) to cancel the execution of Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Silva and Marinus Riwu.
- APRIL 6, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR 3 CATHOLICS
Indonesia's Supreme Court announced that the death sentence of three Catholics from Poso was irrevocable.
- MARCH 30, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON INDONESIAN NATIONAL FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Malaysia’s Court of Appeal upheld a High Court decision to send an Indonesian man to the gallows for trafficking in cannabis.
- MARCH 29, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. DEATH ROW CHRISTIANS SEEK PRESIDENTIAL PARDON
three Indonesian Christians facing execution by firing squad due within days had submitted a second request for a presidential pardon.
- MARCH 27, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia. Second clemency request for Catholics sentenced to death over Poso violence
the families of three Indonesian Catholics—Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus “Domi” da Silva and Marinus Riwu—sentenced to death for their alleged role in the 2000 Poso violence wrote to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, appealing for clemency. Throug
- MARCH 18, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. INDONESIA PREPARES TO EXECUTE THREE FOR POSO KILLINGS
it was reported that the Central Sulawesi Police in Indonesia had prepared four firing squads, comprising of 44 sharp shooters, to carry out the executions of three men convicted of a series of killings in Poso in 2000.
- MARCH 16, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. BALI NINE DUO APPEAL DEATH SENTENCES
Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, two members of the Bali nine who had been sentenced to death for attempting to smuggle heroin out of Indonesia, lodged their appeals with the Denpasar District Court.