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- August 1945, repealed in 1949, reintroduced on July 5, 1959, and amended several times, the last in 2002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
- 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
- AUGUST 10, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
"Indonesian law bans public executions, so the obscenely...
"Indonesian law bans public executions, so the obscenely grinning Bali bomber will be cheated of the chance for a farewell performance," reported the Sunday Telegraph
- AUGUST 8, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott welcomed the conviction...
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott welcomed the conviction of first Bali bombing suspect Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, and said that, despite its opposition to the death penalty, the British Government would not to try to stop the Indonesian authorities from car
- AUGUST 8, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Convicted Bali bomber Amrozi bin Nurhasyim instructed...
Convicted Bali bomber Amrozi bin Nurhasyim instructed his lawyers to appeal against his death sentence
- AUGUST 8, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Rudy Satrio, a criminal law expert at the University...
Rudy Satrio, a criminal law expert at the University of Indonesia's School of Law, said he was against the death sentence handed to Bali bomber Amrozi bin H Nurhasyim as the presentation of evidence had not followed the Criminal Court Procedure
- AUGUST 7, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
"Don't treat terrorists like common criminals who can...
"Don't treat terrorists like common criminals who can follow legal procedures such as appeal
- AUGUST 7, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Australia will not make any approach to Indonesia to...
Australia will not make any approach to Indonesia to overturn the decision to impose the death penalty on Bali bomber Amrozi, Prime Minister John Howard said
- AUGUST 7, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The following is an edited text of Australian Prime...
The following is an edited text of Australian Prime Minister John Howard's response to the guilty verdict against Bali bomber Amrozi: "Good evening
- AUGUST 7, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The families of British Bali bombing victims will ask...
The families of British Bali bombing victims will ask for Amrozi bin Nurhasyim's death sentence to be commuted to life imprisonment amid fears execution will turn him into a martyr
- AUGUST 7, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The first Bali bombings suspect, Amrozi bin Nurhasyim,...
The first Bali bombings suspect, Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, a 40-year-old mechanic who bought chemicals and a van used in the bombing, was found guilty of planning and helping to execute the bombings and was sentenced to death for his role in the attacks by a