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- August 1945, repealed in 1949, reintroduced on July 5, 1959, and amended several times, the last in 2002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
- JANUARY 12, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian nationals Michael Titus Igweh and Hillary K
Nigerian nationals Michael Titus Igweh and Hillary K
- JANUARY 7, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia's Supreme Court upheld a lower court death...
Indonesia's Supreme Court upheld a lower court death sentence on Amrozi Nur Hasyim, 41, one of the key figures in the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people
- JANUARY 4, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Indonesia's Bali island upheld the death...
A court in Indonesia's Bali island upheld the death sentence against Mukhlas, also known as Ali Ghufron, a militant convicted of playing a key role in the 2002 bombings
- OCTOBER 30, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra...
Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said that Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri had commuted the death sentence of convicted murderer Harnoko Dewantoro, alias Oki, to life imprisonment
- OCTOBER 28, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Since independence in 1945, Indonesian courts had sentenced...
Since independence in 1945, Indonesian courts had sentenced a total of 70 people to death with 11 of them already executed, an Attorny General's Office (AGO) spokesman said
- OCTOBER 24, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Tangerang District Court, Indonesia, sentenced...
The Tangerang District Court, Indonesia, sentenced to death two Nigerian nationals and fined them Rp 500 million (US$58,823) for violating Article 82 of Law No
- OCTOBER 16, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Bali judges delivered the last significant verdict...
Bali judges delivered the last significant verdict in Bali bombing trials, giving a life sentence to logistics and financial man Mubarok
- OCTOBER 2, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Ali Ghufron, alias Mukhlas, one of the main organisers...
Ali Ghufron, alias Mukhlas, one of the main organisers of the October 12, 2002 Bali bombings which killed 202 people, was sentenced to death by firing squad in Indonesia
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian court sentenced Bali bomber Ali Imron...
An Indonesian court sentenced Bali bomber Ali Imron to life imprisonment for helping to organise and carry out the 2002 bombings that killed 202 people
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Imam Samudra, the Islamic militant who masterminded...
Imam Samudra, the Islamic militant who masterminded the bombing of two Bali nightclubs which killed 202 people, was sentenced to death
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Australian government welcomed the conviction and...
The Australian government welcomed the conviction and death sentence imposed on Bali bomber Imam Samudra
- AUGUST 11, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Topo Santoso from the University of Indonesia and Bambang...
Topo Santoso from the University of Indonesia and Bambang Widjoyanto, former director of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI), expressed concerns that a death sentence could provoke other people with similar beliefs to emulate Amrozi and his cohort