Posts with tag: Criminal Procedure Code

Talking Indonesia: the new Criminal Code

On 2 January 2026, Indonesia entered what officials are calling a 'new era' of criminal justice. The country implemented a new Criminal Code (Kitab Undang-undang Hukum Pidana, KUHP) and a new Criminal Procedure Code (Kitab Undang-undang Hukum Acara Pidana, KUHAP), which changed what constitutes a crime and how crimes are identified, investigated, and punished.

Draconian and illiberal: Indonesia’s new KUHAP is worse than the old one

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The law retains a structural flaw that has existed since the that Criminal Procedure Code was introduced in 1981: the absence of robust judicial oversight in Indonesia’s legal system.

Indonesia needs a strong public interest defence to stem the tide of online defamation cases

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"Guidelines" for implementation of the so-called ITE Law are not enough. Indonesia needs to follow the example of other countries and include a strong public interest defence in the law.

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Melbourne Law School Asia Institute Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society Indonesia Forum Faculty of Arts Indonesia Democracy Hallmark Research Initiative

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Date created: 1 July 2015

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