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- August 1945, repealed in 1949, reintroduced on July 5, 1959, and amended several times, the last in 2002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
- JUNE 25, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International urged Indonesia to commute the...
Amnesty International urged Indonesia to commute the death sentence passed on an Indian who, the government hoped, would be the first drug trafficker executed in the country in recent years
- JUNE 24, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Indonesia sentenced Gunawan Santoso to death...
A court in Indonesia sentenced Gunawan Santoso to death for hiring four members of the marines to kill a prominent businessman
- JUNE 24, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indonesian Attorney General's Office announced...
The Indonesian Attorney General's Office announced it was making preparations for the execution of convicted Indian drug dealer Ayodhya Prasadh Chaubey following the Supreme Court's rejection of his second request for a review
- JUNE 21, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian prosecutor asked judges to pass a death...
Indonesian prosecutor asked judges to pass a death sentence on Seck Osmane, a Senegalese accused of heroin trafficking
- JUNE 20, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian authorities may soon begin the execution...
Indonesian authorities may soon begin the execution of the many drug offenders currently on death row, National Police Chief General Da'i Bachtiar said
- JUNE 11, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
HOC General Secretary Sergio D'Elia requested Italian...
HOC General Secretary Sergio D'Elia requested Italian authorities to ensure that Jury Angione, the Italian national risking the firing squad for drug charges in Indonesia, gets all the consular assistance necessary, and said the association is informing o
- JUNE 10, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
An Italian national is risking the firing squad for...
An Italian national is risking the firing squad for drug charges in Indonesia
- JUNE 8, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian court on sentenced Marco Archer Cardoso...
An Indonesian court on sentenced Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira, a Brazilian, to death after convicting him of trying to smuggle 13
- JUNE 2, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Ghanaian national Martin Anderson, alias Belo, was...
Ghanaian national Martin Anderson, alias Belo, was sentenced to death by the South Jakarta district court, Indonesia, for trying to sell 50 grams (1
- MAY 28, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Golkar Party's presidential aspirant, General Wiranto,...
The Golkar Party's presidential aspirant, General Wiranto, retired, said big-time corrupters must be sentenced to death if people are to be made afraid to commit the crime
- MAY 26, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia resorted to increasingly repressive methods...
Indonesia resorted to increasingly repressive methods in 2003 in its attempts to crush separatist movements in Aceh and Papua provinces, Amnesty International said
- MAY 25, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Malawi national Adam Wilson was sentenced by the district...
Malawi national Adam Wilson was sentenced by the district court in Tangerang, Indonesia, after he was found guilty of smuggling heroin