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- August 1945, repealed in 1949, reintroduced on July 5, 1959, and amended several times, the last in 2002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 21, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian court sentenced a South African man to...
An Indonesian court sentenced a South African man to death for smuggling heroin, an official said
- MAY 12, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian prosecutors said they were seeking the death...
Indonesian prosecutors said they were seeking the death penalty for Brazilian national Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira on trial for trying to smuggle 13 kilograms (29
- APRIL 21, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia voted against the resolution on the death...
Indonesia voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 17, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Lorry driver S
Lorry driver S
- APRIL 12, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is applicable for murder, offences concerning illegal weapons, drug crimes, corruption and terrorism.
The death penalty is applicable for murder, offences concerning illegal weapons, drug crimes, corruption and terrorism.
- APRIL 6, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Central Jakarta Dstrict Court, Indonesia, sentenced...
The Central Jakarta Dstrict Court, Indonesia, sentenced to death Nigerian national Humprey Ijike for possession of heroin
- MARCH 6, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Judges at the Tangerang District Court in Indonesia...
Judges at the Tangerang District Court in Indonesia sentenced Nigerian Stephen Rasyaad Akinyemi, 35, to death by firing squad for drug smuggling
- MARCH 4, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that five Nepalese nationals were among...
It was reported that five Nepalese nationals were among 23 persons sentenced to death for drugs trafficking in Indonesia since the country enacted strong laws to curb drugs trafficking in 1997
- MARCH 2, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Twenty-three-year-old Thai national Nothanam M
Twenty-three-year-old Thai national Nothanam M
- MARCH 2, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Mohamad Abdul Hafeez, a Pakistani sentenced to death...
Mohamad Abdul Hafeez, a Pakistani sentenced to death in Indonesia for attempting to smuggle 995 grams of heroin into the country from Karachi in May 2001, said his death sentence was too harsh
- MARCH 1, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Since the enforcement of the 1997 narcotics and psychotropic...
Since the enforcement of the 1997 narcotics and psychotropic substances law, the Tangerang District Court, Indonesia handed down death sentences against 23 people, six women, five Indonesians and the rest foreigners, who were arrested at the Soekarno Hatt
- FEBRUARY 27, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Islamic militant Amrozi, on death row for his role...
Islamic militant Amrozi, on death row for his role in the Bali bombings, may appeal to Indonesia's constitutional court to have his execution order overturned, his lawyer Adnan Wirawan said