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- August 1945, repealed in 1949, reintroduced on July 5, 1959, and amended several times, the last in 2002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
- JULY 28, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesians prosecutors demanded the death sentence...
Indonesians prosecutors demanded the death sentence for Imam Samudra, the man accused of masterminding the Bali terror bombings
- JULY 21, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Lawyers for accused Bali bomber Amrozi made a last-ditch...
Lawyers for accused Bali bomber Amrozi made a last-ditch plea to spare him from the firing squad, arguing that the death penalty is a vengeful punishment not acceptable in many countries, including Australia
- JULY 9, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
"The Bali bombers who murdered my son last October...
"The Bali bombers who murdered my son last October are evil extremists, but they don't deserve the death penalty," Brian Deegan, the Adelaide magistrate farther of one of the victims of the Bali bombing, wrote in The Australian
- JULY 5, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Alleged Bali bomber, Amrozi Nurhasyim is prepared to...
Alleged Bali bomber, Amrozi Nurhasyim is prepared to face the death penalty
- JULY 2, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
International rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW)...
International rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Saudi Arabia to spare two female housemaids, from Indonesia and the Philippines, on death row for allegedly killing their female employers
- JUNE 21, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Commission on Missing Persons and Victims of Violence...
The Commission on Missing Persons and Victims of Violence said that as of June 18 a total of 176 civilians in 12 districts in Aceh had become victims of "extrajudicial killings" during Indonesia's military offensive against separatist rebels in the provin
- MAY 26, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Grave human rights abuses including the killing of...
Grave human rights abuses including the killing of children and other civilians were being reported in Indonesia's Aceh province, Amnesty International said
- MAY 21, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
At least 18 civilians were reportedly shot dead by...
At least 18 civilians were reportedly shot dead by Indonesian soldiers as government troops stepped up their operations against separatist rebels in Aceh province
- MAY 3, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer...
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer said that the Bali bombers should not be executed for the nightclub attacks which killed more than 200 people
- MAY 1, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Indonesian government was...
It was reported that the Indonesian government was working to save 12 Indonesians on death row in Malaysia for various crimes
- APRIL 29, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Ruslan Bendadeh, 28, an Indonesian labourer was sentenced...
Ruslan Bendadeh, 28, an Indonesian labourer was sentenced to death by the High Court for drug trafficking
- MARCH 27, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia will delay the execution of six convicts...
Indonesia will delay the execution of six convicts including an Indian on death row after five of them appealed to the Supreme Court for a second review, prosecutors said