Jakarta (ANTARA) – Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, confirmed that the Bill on Asset Forfeiture regulates the confiscation of assets resulting from corruption.
“If the crime is committed by corruption, then those assets are confiscated,” he ensured when met at the Parliament Complex on Tuesday.
Dasco stated that the previous draft on Asset Forfeiture also regulated provisions related to corruption.
However, several provisions of the draft remain subject to adjustment following the enactment of the new Criminal Code (KUHP) and Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP).
“That (draft) was issued before the new KUHP and KUHAP were enacted, so we will adjust it later,” Dasco remarked.
Therefore, the House of Representatives is open to public participation to refine the bill before being processed and passed into law.
Dasco is confident that deliberations on the bill can be completed by December 15, 2026.
“Refinements are ongoing, especially with input from experts and others,” he assured.
Previously, the Chairman of Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Habiburokhman, stated that 13 types of crimes were proposed to be included in the Asset Forfeiture Bill, ranging from corruption to human trafficking.
He conveyed that the asset forfeiture provisions, which extend beyond corruption cases, are similar to those adopted in the UK, the United States, and several other countries.
Habiburokhman then stressed that asset forfeiture enforcement must not be conducted arbitrarily against members of the public. He also warned that the Asset Forfeiture Law must not be abused as a means of exerting power, extorting the public, targeting political opponents, or suppressing criticism.
The bill would allow asset forfeiture in 13 areas, including corruption, narcotics and psychotropic offenses; terrorism; human smuggling; weapons and ammunition smuggling; and forestry and environmental crimes.
Followed by offenses involving taxation, banking, insurance, mining, and marine and fisheries sectors, and human trafficking.
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Translator: Bagus Ahmad R, Resinta Sulistiyandari
Editor: Azis Kurmala
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