Indonesia
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Retentionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · A Singaporean national, one Steven alias Tan Ching...
- News items in the archive
- 644
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Indonesia is classified as Retentionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 644 news items on Indonesia, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- 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
- FEBRUARY 8, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Two villagers from Seulunyok, Tanah Luas in North Aceh...
Two villagers from Seulunyok, Tanah Luas in North Aceh were abducted from their home and executed by four armed civilians
- FEBRUARY 7, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
United Nations officials said Indonesian troops and...
United Nations officials said Indonesian troops and police supervised the East Timorese Oecussi massacre on September 8, 1999
- FEBRUARY 4, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia's top generals must be imprisoned but not...
Indonesia's top generals must be imprisoned but not executed if found guilty by a tribunal investigating the slaughter on East Timor, according to Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta
- JANUARY 28, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
China executed 13 Chinese and Indonesian pirates, including...
China executed 13 Chinese and Indonesian pirates, including one identified as Soni Wee, in South China's Guangdong Province
- JANUARY 26, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
State Minister for Women Affairs Khofifah Indar Parawansa...
State Minister for Women Affairs Khofifah Indar Parawansa condemned the gang rape of a young woman in a taxi and demanded the rapists be sentenced to death if necessary
- JANUARY 25, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Tangerang District Court sentenced two Nepalese...
The Tangerang District Court sentenced two Nepalese nationals Nar Bahadur Tamang, 59, and Bala Tamang, 30, to death for drug trafficking
- JANUARY 17, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Terror, torture, rape and arbitrary executions had...
Terror, torture, rape and arbitrary executions had increased markedly in the troubled Indonesian province of Aceh, according to Sydney lawyer Hillary Ray of the International Commission of Jurists
- JANUARY 13, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A professor of criminology at the Indonesia University...
A professor of criminology at the Indonesia University in Jakarta, Professor Dr
- JANUARY 12, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
United Nations investigators opened mass graves thought...
United Nations investigators opened mass graves thought to contain the remains of 18 East Timorese who were tortured and executed by pro-Indonesian militia
- JANUARY 1, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for murder by the Penal Code
The death penalty is provided for murder by the Penal Code
- DECEMBER 12, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On December 12, the Chairman of the Indonesian Youth...
On December 12, the Chairman of the Indonesian Youth National Committee (KNPI), Adhyaksa, said the Government should immediately institute the death penalty for convicted drug producers and traffickers, as well as strict sentencing of users
- DECEMBER 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In December, at least 136 police were involved in drug...
In December, at least 136 police were involved in drug abuse and 6 were brought to a military court
- DECEMBER 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On December 1, the Commission for the Investigation...
On December 1, the Commission for the Investigation of Human Rights Abuses in East Timor said in an interim report that the Indonesian Military (TNI) was directly or indirectly involved in extrajudicial executions in the ravaged territory of East Timor af
- NOVEMBER 27, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 27, the death sentence was formally abolished...
On November 27, the death sentence was formally abolished in East Timor by UN transitional administrator Sergio Vieira de Mello
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, Zarina Mirafsur, a 27-year-old woman,...
On November 11, Zarina Mirafsur, a 27-year-old woman, was arrested together with 9 other suspects after an early morning raid at 5 apartments in a West Jakarta hotel
- NOVEMBER 4, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 4, Governor Sutiyoso introduced a new plan...
On November 4, Governor Sutiyoso introduced a new plan for meting out heavy punishment to drug dealers in the capital
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In November, Attorney-General Marzuki Darusman said...
In November, Attorney-General Marzuki Darusman said the Government is to re-evaluate the anti-narcotics bill
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In November, Makmur Widodo, speaking at the Third Committee...
In November, Makmur Widodo, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, said that in the absence of an international consensus, as indicated by the fact that so many countries officially dissociated themselves from resolution 1999/61 adopted
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In November, a commission set up by former President...
In November, a commission set up by former President Habibie to investigate accusations of violence in Aceh, published a catalogue of killings, rapes, sexual violence, summary executions, abductions and tortures committed during anti-rebel operations, whi
- OCTOBER 19, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On October 19, Sadewo Joedo, speaking at the Third...
On October 19, Sadewo Joedo, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly on items 107, crime prevention, and 108, international drug control, said that it is the responsibility of each country to establish its own domestic laws, and the positi
- SEPTEMBER 8, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 8, mass public executions were carried...
On September 8, mass public executions were carried out in Maliana, East Timor