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- August 1945, repealed in 1949, reintroduced on July 5, 1959, and amended several times, the last in 2002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
APRIL 8, 2021IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: DRUGS GANG OF 13 SENTENCED TO DEATH BY FIRING SQUAD
Indonesia on 6 April 2021 handed death sentences to a gang of 13 drug traffickers, including an Iranian couple and a Pakistani man, the prosecutor’s office said.
DECEMBER 9, 2020IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: EAST ACEH COURT HANDS DOWN DEATH SENTENCE TO DRUG SMUGGLER
The Idi District Court in East Aceh, Aceh, sentenced M. Kasem bin Abdullah, 35, to death on 3 December 2020 after finding him guilty of smuggling 45 kilograms crystal methamphetamine from Malaysia into Indonesia in April 2020.
- JULY 9, 2020IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: SOME 100 DRUG OFFENDERS SENTENCED TO DEATH THIS YEAR
Indonesian National Police Chief Idham Azis said on 2 July 2020 that around 100 drug offenders across the country have been given capital punishment since the beginning of this year.
APRIL 28, 2020IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: BINTAN DISTRICT COURT HANDS DEATH SENTENCE TO THREE DRUG SMUGGLERS
The Tanjung Pinang District Court on 27 April 2020 awarded death sentence to Syahrul bin Tue, Zaihiddir alias Kam bin Ajis, and Ahmad Jufri bin Zainuddin for smuggling 118 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine into Indonesia on 30 August 2019.
APRIL 19, 2020IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: TWO DRUG COURIERS IN SOUTH SUMATRA SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Palembang District Court on 16 April 2020 awarded the death penalty to two drug couriers and sentenced one more person to life imprisonment for trafficking drugs.
FEBRUARY 27, 2020IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: THAI DRUG SMUGGLERS DODGE DEATH PENALTY IN BALI
Two Thai women convicted of smuggling methamphetamine into Bali on 26 February 2020 escaped a possible death sentence on the Indonesian holiday island after a court sentenced them to 16 years in jail.
- JANUARY 30, 2020IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA HANDS DRUG-DEALING CONVICT DEATH SENTENCE
An Indonesian court has sentenced to death an inmate for running a drug-trafficking operation from behind bars.
- JANUARY 1, 2020IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is applicable for murder..
The death penalty is applicable for murder...
AUGUST 2, 2019IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: FRENCH DRUG SMUGGLER'S DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
A French drug smuggler's death sentence was commuted on 2 August 2019 by an Indonesian court to 19 years in prison, less than three months after the surprise ruling put in him line for execution by firing squad.
- JUNE 11, 2019IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: MEDAN DRUG KINGPIN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SMUGGLING METHAMPHETAMINES FROM MALAYSIA
The Medan District Court on 11 June 2019 sentenced Junaidi Siagian to death for smuggling 53.3 kilograms of methamphetamines from Malaysia.
MAY 21, 2019FranceDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: FRENCHMAN FELIX DORFIN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Frenchman arrested in Indonesia with nearly 4kg of drugs in his luggage was sentenced to death for drug trafficking.
APRIL 13, 2019IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: TWO MEMBERS OF DRUG GANG GET DEATH FOR MURDERING FAMILY OF SIX IN MAKASSAR
Two members of a drug gang in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on 11 April 2019 were sentenced to death after being found guilty of murdering a family of six.