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- August 1945, repealed in 1949, reintroduced on July 5, 1959, and amended several times, the last in 2002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
- DECEMBER 14, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian security forces began a fresh wave of arrests...
Indonesian security forces began a fresh wave of arrests or killings of independence supporters in the provinces of Aceh and Irian Jaya
- DECEMBER 13, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Nazruddin Abdul Gani, a 22-year-old Indonesian volunteer...
Nazruddin Abdul Gani, a 22-year-old Indonesian volunteer for a Danish-sponsored aid group in violence-ravaged Aceh gave a first-hand account of arbitrary executions in Aceh
- DECEMBER 9, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Three Indonesian domestic workers facing the death...
Three Indonesian domestic workers facing the death penalty in Singapore were saved from the gallows thanks to a long legal struggle conducted by the Indonesian embassy
- DECEMBER 8, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Dozens of members of the City Forum (Forkot) rallied...
Dozens of members of the City Forum (Forkot) rallied near former president Soeharto's residence on Jl
- NOVEMBER 22, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Experts of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights...
Experts of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights sent a letter that said they noted a "pattern of serious human rights violations" in Aceh including torture, extrajudicial executions of civilians, and death threats against human rights organizatio
- NOVEMBER 8, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Ulee Gle was the scene of police firing on convoys...
Ulee Gle was the scene of police firing on convoys of civilians in which at least four people were shot dead although `Serambi' referred to unconfirmed reports that up to 50 were killed and many dozens injured
- OCTOBER 5, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court upheld the Jakarta High Court's 1997...
The Supreme Court upheld the Jakarta High Court's 1997 death sentence for Harnoko Dewantono, alias Oki, for a triple murder committed in the United States between 1991 and 1992, a court official said
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The killing of Suai militia leader, Olivio Moruk in...
The killing of Suai militia leader, Olivio Moruk in West Timor, was reportedly linked to the Indonesian military
- AUGUST 22, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Tangerang District Court handed down the death...
The Tangerang District Court handed down the death sentence for defendants Deni Setya Maharwan, 28, Ranni Andriani, 25, and Merika Franola alias Ola, 30, for being part of an international drug ring and attempting to smuggle cocaine out of Indonesia
- AUGUST 10, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A Tangerang District Court sentenced an Angolan national...
A Tangerang District Court sentenced an Angolan national to death for drug trafficking
- JULY 27, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Execution is awaiting at least 20 female and male workers...
Execution is awaiting at least 20 female and male workers from Indonesia (Cianjur) in the Middle East for committing serious crimes, according to Dedeh Saryamah, Vice Chairman of the Cianjur Legislative Assembly
- JUNE 19, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed an Indonesian woman, Warni Samiran...
Saudi Arabia executed an Indonesian woman, Warni Samiran Audi, for murder