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- August 1945, repealed in 1949, reintroduced on July 5, 1959, and amended several times, the last in 2002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
- FEBRUARY 13, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR TERROR SUSPECT
Indonesian national Assep Djaja was sentenced to death for killing eight people in attacks in the Moluccas islands that sparked fears of sectarian bloodshed in the region.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2006BrazilDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. NO MERCY FOR BRAZILIAN DEATH ROW DRUG CONVICT IN INDONESIA
Indonesia's president rejected an appeal for clemency from Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira, a Brazilian man sentenced to death for smuggling cocaine into the country.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. DEATH PENALTY SOUGHT FOR ALLEGED MILITANTS
prosecutors in Indonesia's Maluku province sought the death penalty for two alleged Muslim militants accused of plotting a 2004 karaoke bar attack that killed two.
- JANUARY 26, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. DEATH PENALTY SOUGHT FOR BALI NINE 'RINGLEADER'
Prosecutors in Bali asked judges in Denpasar District Court to sentence Australian national Andrew Chan to death if they found him guilty of organising the so-called Bali nine heroin trafficking conspiracy.
- JANUARY 25, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. DEATH SOUGHT FOR ALLEGED ‘BALI 9’ RINGLEADER
Indonesian prosecutors demanded the death sentence for Myuran Sukumaran, a 25 year old Australian accused of organizing the "Bali 9" drug smuggling ring.
- JANUARY 1, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is applicable for murder..
The death penalty is applicable for murder...
- DECEMBER 26, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. PRESIDENT ASKED TO POSTPONE EXECUTION OF POSO CONFLICT CONVICTS
Indonesia’s National Awakening Party (PKB) asked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to postpone the execution of three men sentenced to death for their role in the Poso conflict: Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus Dasilva and Marinus Riwu.
- DECEMBER 14, 2005EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Ali Darman Agustri
Ali Darman Agustri
- DECEMBER 7, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. BUTT OUT ON DEATH PENALTY: BALI 9 JUDGE
the judges hearing the Bali Nine trials in Indonesia warned Australians not to interfere in Indonesia's right to impose capital punishment, insisting they would not allow their independence to be compromised.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. CONVICTED INDONESIAN TERRORIST SEEKS REVIEW OF CASE
convicted Indonesian terrorist Ali Ghufron, sentenced to die for the 2002 bombing attacks on the resort island of Bali, decided to seek a judicial review of his case, his lawyer said.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Malaysia. Indonesian sentenced to death for drug trafficking
a Malaysian court sentenced Indonesian nationals Agus Agil to death by hanging for trafficking in methamphetamines.
- OCTOBER 28, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. MANILA COURT SENTENCES THREE MILITANTS TO DEATH
a Philippine court sentenced three Muslim militants, including an Indonesian, to death for the bombing of a bus that killed four people in Manila on February 14, 2005.