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- August 1945, repealed in 1949, reintroduced on July 5, 1959, and amended several times, the last in 2002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
- NOVEMBER 14, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian who confessed to being part of the devastating...
An Indonesian who confessed to being part of the devastating bomb attacks on Bali in October has no fear of the death penalty, content he achieved what he set out to do, police said
- OCTOBER 21, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A Muslim cleric detained as Indonesia moves to crack...
A Muslim cleric detained as Indonesia moves to crack down on terrorism after bomb blasts in Bali faced allegations, including a plot to assassinate President Megawati Sukarnoputri, that could bring him execution
- OCTOBER 18, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
About 700 members of several non-governmental organizations...
About 700 members of several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Tangerang staged a rally in front of the Tangerang District Court to demand the death penalty for Ang Kiem Soei, an ecstasy manufacturer
- OCTOBER 18, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
President Megawati Soekarnoputri signed two anti-terrorism...
President Megawati Soekarnoputri signed two anti-terrorism decrees just before midnight, implying heated debate within her Cabinet in the process
- OCTOBER 17, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Under pressure to get tough with terrorists after bombings...
Under pressure to get tough with terrorists after bombings in Bali killed nearly 200 people, a new anti-terrorism decree would include a death penalty and summoned a militant Muslim cleric for questioning
- OCTOBER 1, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian Army Chief of Staff Ryamizard Ryacudu said...
Indonesian Army Chief of Staff Ryamizard Ryacudu said he would support the death penalty on undisciplined Army soldiers involved in the attack on the police station in Langkat, North Sumatra province
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian maid, identified as Sundarti Supriyanto,...
An Indonesian maid, identified as Sundarti Supriyanto, 23, from the East Java district of Magetan, is facing the death penalty in Singapore on charges of murdering two Singaporeans and committing arson in the island state
- AUGUST 17, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A Thai and an Indian, namely Saelow Praset, 55, and...
A Thai and an Indian, namely Saelow Praset, 55, and Ayodya Praset Combay, 57, both sentenced to death for trying to smuggle heroin into Indonesia, expressed complaints to the press over the long delay concerning the reply to their application for a Presid
- AUGUST 5, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian carpenter escaped the gallows after the...
An Indonesian carpenter escaped the gallows after the Court of Appeal set aside the ganja trafficking conviction
- JULY 29, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
During Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU) national conference,...
During Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU) national conference, the nation's largest Muslim organization recommended that convicted corrupt officials be given the death sentence in an effort to fight against such acts that took their toll on many people's lives by cau
- JULY 28, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
From meatball vendors to taxi drivers, ordinary Indonesians...
From meatball vendors to taxi drivers, ordinary Indonesians expressed outrage at the 15-year jail term slapped on Tommy Suharto for ordering the killing of a judge and other crimes, saying it was not enough
- JULY 15, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Prosecutors in the trial of the Tommy Suharto demanded...
Prosecutors in the trial of the Tommy Suharto demanded he face a 15 year jail sentence for masterminding the murder of a Supreme Court judge -- a punishment critics described as 'a joke