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- August 1945, repealed in 1949, reintroduced on July 5, 1959, and amended several times, the last in 2002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
- MARCH 3, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Adnan Buyung Nasution, noted Indonesian lawyer and...
Adnan Buyung Nasution, noted Indonesian lawyer and human rights campaigner, said the death penalty for drug smugglers was acceptable on account of the bad impact their acts had on people of all ages
- FEBRUARY 27, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Thai Ambassador to Indonesia, Dr
Thai Ambassador to Indonesia, Dr
- FEBRUARY 25, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Amroz, one of the key Bali bombing suspects, claimed...
Amroz, one of the key Bali bombing suspects, claimed that he was not afraid of a possible death sentence to be imposed upon him for his actions
- FEBRUARY 17, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Khofifah Indar Parawansa, chairwoman of Indonesia's...
Khofifah Indar Parawansa, chairwoman of Indonesia's largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama, expressed support for the death penalty as a maximum punishment for crimes that had wide implications such as narcotics abuse, rape and corruption
- FEBRUARY 16, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said that Indonesia...
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said that Indonesia would have Australia's blessing if it imposed the death penalty on anyone convicted of the Bali bombings
- FEBRUARY 13, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indian government took diplomatic steps in a last...
The Indian government took diplomatic steps in a last ditch effort to save Indian national Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey from a death sentence for importing heroin into Indonesia
- FEBRUARY 10, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty...
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty warned that imposing the death penalty on the Bali bombers would answer their wish to be treated as martyrs
- FEBRUARY 10, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Four key suspects in the Bali bombings will be charged...
Four key suspects in the Bali bombings will be charged with offences punishable by death while others will face up to 20 years' jail if convicted, Indonesian police said
- FEBRUARY 5, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Head of the Fatwa Committee of the Indonesian Ulemas...
Head of the Fatwa Committee of the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI), KH Ma'ruf Amin, affirmed the council's support for the upholding of the death sentences handed down to drug traffickers
- FEBRUARY 4, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri refused...
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri refused to pardon six convicted drug dealers currently on death row, a report said
- FEBRUARY 3, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri expressed...
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri expressed support for the execution of drug traffickers which had been sentenced to death
- JANUARY 27, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer...
Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer met with his Indonesian counterpart, Hassan Wirajuda, for talks regarding the death penalty meted out to Ang Kiem Soel, a Dutch national caught operating two ecstasy plants in the outskirts of Jakarta