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- August 1945, repealed in 1949, reintroduced on July 5, 1959, and amended several times, the last in 2002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 20, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The youngest son of former dictator Suharto went on...
The youngest son of former dictator Suharto went on trial on charges that he ordered the assassination of a judge who had ruled against him in a graft case
- MARCH 19, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In a show of solidarity, Indonesian Military (TNI)...
In a show of solidarity, Indonesian Military (TNI) top brass turned up in force at the human rights tribunal to give moral support to their soldiers as they were being tried for crimes against humanity
- MARCH 14, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A 21-year-old Thai masseuse was sentenced to death...
A 21-year-old Thai masseuse was sentenced to death for smuggling 600 grams of heroin from Thailand into Indonesia in September 2001
- MARCH 14, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia opened its first trials into the violence...
Indonesia opened its first trials into the violence that swept East Timor in 1999, trying to convince a sceptical international community that those responsible for the carnage will be held accountable
- MARCH 14, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International expressed alarm that trials of...
Amnesty International expressed alarm that trials of suspects involved in serious crimes in East Timor in 1999 began in Indonesia before basic guarantees for fair trials had been put in place
- MARCH 13, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian court sentenced a 21-year-old Thai woman...
An Indonesian court sentenced a 21-year-old Thai woman to death for attempting to smuggle 600 grams of heroin into the country in September 2001, news reports said
- MARCH 7, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian militiaman who killed New Zealand soldier...
An Indonesian militiaman who killed New Zealand soldier Leonard Manning in East Timor was jailed for six years
- MARCH 7, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The youngest son of Indonesia's former president Suharto...
The youngest son of Indonesia's former president Suharto was charged with murder over the killing of a Supreme Court judge
- FEBRUARY 21, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In Indonesia, seven people were formally charged with...
In Indonesia, seven people were formally charged with mass killings in East Timor in the weeks following the province's independence referendum in 1999
- JANUARY 19, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In a seminar on Indonesian Transition to Democracy,...
In a seminar on Indonesian Transition to Democracy, legal expert Nursyahbani Katjasungkana said that capital punishment must be abolished from the Indonesian legal system
- JANUARY 7, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Central Jakarta District Court began the trial...
The Central Jakarta District Court began the trial relating to the drive-by shooting of Supreme Justice M
- JANUARY 7, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Police in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi regency Poso...
Police in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi regency Poso burned thousands of weapons surrendered by Christians and Muslims in an effort to end a three-year-old sectarian conflict that has claimed more than 1,000 lives