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- August 1945, repealed in 1949, reintroduced on July 5, 1959, and amended several times, the last in 2002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
- OCTOBER 24, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian court ruled that a grandson of former...
An Indonesian court ruled that a grandson of former president Suharto, Ari Haryowibowo, alias Ari Sigit, must stand trial for possessing ammunition, an offence theoretically punishable by death under an emergency law
- OCTOBER 11, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri gave her...
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri gave her approval for the implementation of the death sentence for drug traffickers
- OCTOBER 9, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A grandson of former Indonesian President Suharto went...
A grandson of former Indonesian President Suharto went on trial on charges of illegal firearms possession, facing the death sentence
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Anti-corruption activists demanded that anyone found...
Anti-corruption activists demanded that anyone found guilty of corruption be given a maximum penalty of death
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Tangerang district court in Indonesia was scheduled...
The Tangerang district court in Indonesia was scheduled to hand down the death penalty to African Namaona Denis, for whom the prosecutor had demanded life imprisonment on August 17, for smuggling 1 kilogram of heroin from Pakistan into the country in Apri
- AUGUST 31, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In the preceding 18 months , the Tangerang District...
In the preceding 18 months , the Tangerang District Court handed down death sentences to 13 defendants for drug offences
- AUGUST 13, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Tangerang District Court sentenced to death two...
The Tangerang District Court sentenced to death two Nigerians, a Zimbabwean and a Nepalese man for drug related offences
- AUGUST 3, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Eight members of the House of Representatives' Commission...
Eight members of the House of Representatives' Commission II on legal affairs legislators lauded the Tangerang District Court for imposing the death sentence on nine drug traffickers, including five foreigners, over the past months
- JULY 6, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
President Abdurrahman Wahid disclosed his plan to deport...
President Abdurrahman Wahid disclosed his plan to deport nine foreigners who had been sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Indonesia as a part of the country's international role in combating the drugs
- MAY 26, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
At least 13 people were killed in the troubled Aceh...
At least 13 people were killed in the troubled Aceh region on the Indonesian island of Sumatra where an offensive by government troops aimed at containing a separatist insurgency there is now in its second month
- MAY 22, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called the execution of Gerson...
Amnesty International called the execution of Gerson Pandie and Fredik Soru - the first since 1995 in Indonesia - a flagrant violation of the right to life
- MAY 18, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Two convicts sentenced to death for murder were executed...
Two convicts sentenced to death for murder were executed at midnight after their request for a presidential pardon was rejected