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- August 1945, repealed in 1949, reintroduced on July 5, 1959, and amended several times, the last in 2002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
- MAY 24, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A housewife [identified only as] Salamah asked law...
A housewife [identified only as] Salamah asked law enforcers to sentence the rapist of her 16-month-old daughter to death
- MAY 18, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia's first human-rights trial convicted 24 soldiers...
Indonesia's first human-rights trial convicted 24 soldiers and a civilian yesterday of murdering dozens of villagers during a massacre in Aceh's civil war last year
- APRIL 26, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia voted against the resolution on the death...
Indonesia voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 24, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian migrant worker Kartini binti Karim narrowly...
Indonesian migrant worker Kartini binti Karim narrowly escaped death row after the Islamic high court in the United Arab Emirates town of Fujairah granted her appeal for clemency recently, foreign minister Alwi Shihab said
- APRIL 8, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A newly-formed non-governmental organization called...
A newly-formed non-governmental organization called the 'Society Concerned about the Safety of Generations' (Mapeksi) has called on the government to introduce legislation enabling drug dealers to be sentenced to death
- MARCH 14, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indonesian military and police shot dead seven...
The Indonesian military and police shot dead seven people they claimed were separatist rebels in the restive province of Aceh
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia's State Minister for Women's Affairs Khofifah...
Indonesia's State Minister for Women's Affairs Khofifah Indar Parawansa signed the UN Protocol of the Convention on the Eradication of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia's State Minister for Women's Affairs Khofifah...
Indonesia's State Minister for Women's Affairs Khofifah Indar Parawansa signed the UN Protocol of the Convention on the Eradication of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
- FEBRUARY 28, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian woman, Karteen Karikender, convicted...
An Indonesian woman, Karteen Karikender, convicted of adultery in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was sentenced to death by stoning under Islamic sharia law
- FEBRUARY 23, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Letters in the media urged capital punishment for rapists
Letters in the media urged capital punishment for rapists
- FEBRUARY 17, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Nepalese nationals, Til Bahadur Bhandari, 24, and...
Two Nepalese nationals, Til Bahadur Bhandari, 24, and Bahadur Gurung, 32, were sentenced to death by the Tangerang District Court for drug trafficking
- FEBRUARY 12, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Florentino Moko Soares, 40, was accused of the possession...
Florentino Moko Soares, 40, was accused of the possession and sale of arms on the East Nusa Tenggara - East Timorese border