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The death penalty is provided for murder by the Penal Code

The death penalty is provided for murder by the Penal Code

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The death penalty is provided for murder by the Penal Code. Law. No. 12/1951 on firearms stipulates that a person or party lacking a permit who imports, exports, produces, accepts, obtains, furnishes, attempts to provide, possesses or carries a firearm, ammunition or explosive could face the death penalty or a maximum jail term of 20 years.
The 1997 Narcotics Law carries the death penalty for convicted drug dealers but the maximum sentence is rarely imposed. Indonesia with a population of more than 200 million, has an estimated 1.5 million drug addicts, and they spend an average of Rp 100,000 per day on drugs. The death penalty is however rarely applied in Indonesia and it is not clear under what circumstances, if any, the sentence would be carried out.
Based on Law No.20/2001 on corruption, perpetrators of this crime are liable to capital punishment if committed during an economic crisis, though the law is not retroactive.
Under the law, convicted terrorists must be sentenced to death.