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
- SEPTEMBER 4, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 4, the chief of the National Police narcotics...
On September 4, the chief of the National Police narcotics division, Col
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In September, it seems that the clemency requests made...
In September, it seems that the clemency requests made by Ayodya Prasad Chauboy of India, Saelon Prasad and Namsong Sirilok from Thailand, and Thom Tuck Yen from Malaysia were rejected
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Also in September, Maj
Also in September, Maj
- AUGUST 25, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On August 25, the Director General of Correctional...
On August 25, the Director General of Correctional Institutions, Hasanuddin, said 16 convicts, including 3 women and 6 foreigners, were scheduled for execution in the near future after being convicted for premeditated murder or the production and traffick
- AUGUST 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In August, East Timor was reduced to ruins following...
In August, East Timor was reduced to ruins following a vote for independence from Indonesia on August 30, by pro-Jakarta forces who opposed the vote
- JULY 23, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On July 23, the four House factions in a plenary session...
On July 23, the four House factions in a plenary session chaired by House Deputy Speaker Lt
- JULY 22, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed...
Indonesia signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed to the President of the Economic and Social Council, in which the retentionist countries dissociated from the Commission on Human Rights resolution 1999/61 on the question of the death penalty
- APRIL 28, 1999IndonesiaDEATH 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 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 28, a report by a coalition of human rights...
On April 28, a report by a coalition of human rights and aid agencies operating in the war-torn province on human rights abuses in East Timor, accused Indonesian Lt
- APRIL 14, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 14, the Indonesian Government and the House...
On April 14, the Indonesian Government and the House of Representatives agreed to discard the draconian 1963 subversion law and put crimes against the state in the country's Criminal Code
- APRIL 7, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 7, Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare...
On April 7, Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Haryono said on the occasion of the 21st meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on Drug Matters that ASEAN members must unite to eradicate the circulation of, and trade in, any types of narcotics
- JANUARY 27, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On January 27, two Indonesian men were executed in...
On January 27, two Indonesian men were executed in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
- JANUARY 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A Singaporean national, one Steven alias Tan Ching...
A Singaporean national, one Steven alias Tan Ching Kong, who was found guilty of smuggling 650kg of heroin through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, had been executed on January 13, 1995
- JANUARY 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for murder by the Penal Code
The death penalty is provided for murder by the Penal Code