Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Corrections confirmed that dozens of inmates escaped from the Class II B Correctional Institution in Kutacane, Southeast Aceh, on M

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – The Cartenz Peace Operation is pursuing six inmates who escaped from the Class IIB Wamena Penitentiary on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.

Church officials in Timor-Leste have joined those opposing a new law that allows the government to recruit foreign nationals to serve as public prosecutors and judges in the Catholic-ma

Jakarta – Four months into his term, it seems that President Prabowo Subianto is thrusting hard his merciful image by pushing his administration's plan to pardon thousands of prisoners

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Constitutional law expert from Andalas University, Feri Amsari, stated that President Prabowo Subianto has compromised the independence of the judiciary

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto revealed on Wednesday that many judges assigned across Indonesia are forced to live in rented accommodations due to a lack of state-prov

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Indonesian government will reduce the number of potential amnesty or legal pardon prisoner candidates.

Jakarta – The Judicial Commission introduced on Feb.

Jakarta – Indonesia has begun talks with Britain to repatriate the most prolific rapist in British history, a senior minister said, following its move to also seek the return of a Guant

Jakarta – The government has handed over to French authorities a man on death row for drug offences who will start his return to his home country late on Tuesday, the latest in a series

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Head of Information at the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI), Major General Hariyanto, said the government's plan to pardon prisoners linked to the Free Pap

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto will only grant amnesty to inmates who have not been involved in armed insurgency for now, despite calls otherwise, according to Law Minister Suprat

Presented by Bill Birtles – Indonesia's President is considering an amnesty for detained political activists in the country's far eastern Papua region.

Jakarta on Friday said Frenchman Serge Atlaoui, held on death row in Indonesia for nearly two decades, is to be returned to his home country.

Reuters, Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto is considering pardons for prisoners linked to armed organizations in the restive easternmost province of Papua

Jakarta – France has called for the "immediate return" of a French inmate on death row in Indonesia, citing his "deteriorating health", the Law and Human Rights Ministry said Wednesday.

Jack Moore and Marchio Gorbiano, Jakarta – France has sent Indonesia an official request for the transfer of a French death row inmate who has spent nearly 20 years in prison, an Indone

Dani Aswara, Antara, Jakarta – Minister of Immigration and Corrections Agus Andrianto said his ministry noted that Christmas remissions and sentence reductions given to a total of 15,97

Ananda Ridho Sulistya, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is said to want to pardon corruptors as long as they return the money to the state.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra said that the Iranian government had sent a le

Jakarta – Past Indonesian leaders have rarely used the presidential prerogative of giving amnesty, one of many powers that come with the job, but not President Prabowo Subianto.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has welcomed the Indonesian government's decision to repatriate Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, a Filipina woman who had been s

Agencies, Manila – A Filipina who spent nearly 15 years on Indonesia's death row tearfully reunited with family members Wednesday after arriving in Manila, where she now awaits a hoped-

Dandy Koswaraputra and Pizaro Gozali Idrus, Jakarta – The Indonesian president's decision to pardon tens of thousands of prisoners is ill-conceived because it fails to address harsh law

Tim Lindsey – Following weeks of intrigue about a possible deal, the remaining members of the Bali Nine have been released from prison in Indonesia and returned to Australia.

Kirsten Han – In April 2015, Mary Jane Veloso was moved to Nusa Kambangan, a maximum security prison island in Indonesia.

Zach Hope, Karuni Rompies and Amilia Rosa, Bali – A key member of Indonesia's parliamentary justice committee has strongly criticised the decision to allow the remaining members of the

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto plans to grant pardons to tens of thousands of inmates on compassionate grounds and in the spirit of reconciliation, Human Rights Aff

Antara, Jakarta – Chief Legal Affairs Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra has proposed changes to the Narcotics Law, advocating for rehabilitation rather than imprisonment for drug users.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Minister of Law Supratman Andi Agtas says approximately 39,000 drug-related inmates are being considered for amnesty.

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Ambaranie Nadia Kemala Movanita, Jakarta – Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) Deputy Director Maidina Rahmawati is urging the administration of President

Zach Hope, Bali – Scott Rush, Matthew Norman, Michael Czugaj, Martin Stephens and Si-Yi Chen are free men after almost 20 years in jails on the islands of Bali and Java.

Karen Middleton – The five remaining members of the Bali Nine jailed for life over a drug smuggling plot have returned to Australia under a deal negotiated with the Indonesian governmen

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto will pardon tens of thousands of prisoners, ranging from activists convicted of defamation to those jailed in the easternmost province of Papua for

Fika Nurul Ulya, Bagus Santosa, Jakarta – Minister of Law (Menkum) Supratman Andi Agtas has revealed that it has been proposed that as many as 18 prisoners involved in cases related to

Jakarta – Last week, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Legal complications may impede Indonesia's planned transfer of five Australian drug trafficking convicts who have served nearly two decades of their life sentence

Jakarta – Indonesia has agreed to return to Australia the five remaining members of the so-called Bali Nine drug smuggling ring who are currently serving life sentences in the country,

Wendy Tuohy, Amilia Rosa, Karuni Rompies and Patrick Begley – A member of the Bali Nine drug syndicate cried tears of joy on hearing he and the remaining detainees serving life sentence

Olena Wibisana, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta – Behind the walls of Yogyakarta Women's Prison, Mary Jane Veloso, a Philippine national once destined for execution, has found a second chance.

Amelia Devina Putri – The UN Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary emphasise the important role of the judiciary in balancing the executive and legislative powers, and i

Jakarta – Despite the widely vaunted reforms made to the judiciary after the fall of New Order in 1998, profound doubts remain about whether the state is fulfilling its constitutional m

Jakarta – Like a virus, the judicial mafia regenerates quickly.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Zarof Ricar, a former head of the Supreme Court's R&D division, enjoyed a prestigious career before his retirement in 2022.

Jakarta – Former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo significantly increased judges' basic salaries by nearly double before leaving office, following a mass protest by Indonesian judges.

Najla Nur Fauziyah, Jakarta – The Indonesian non-governmental organization, Imparsial, recorded over 30 death penalties sentenced in the first half of 2024, based on the observation the

Jakarta – There is an important question asked every time a new Supreme Court Chief Justice is chosen: will the person selected be able to preserve the integrity of the court.

Jakarta – Judicial Commission spokesman Mukti Fajar Nur Dewata has said president-elect Prabowo Subianto supports efforts to improve the welfare of Indonesian judges.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Members of the Indonesian Judges Solidarity (SHI) organization have appealed to the House of Representatives (DPR) for a salary increase, citing their current m

Rino Fajar Setiawan, Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Thousands of judges across Indonesia began a week-long strike on Monday, demanding higher wages.