Jakarta - The Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Law (Kemenkum), has reached an agreement with the Legislation Body (Baleg) of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) and the Regional Representative Council (DPD RI) on the inclusion of several bills in the National Legislation Program (Prolegnas). Among the 52 bills approved for the 2025 Priority Prolegnas is the Bill on Asset Forfeiture, along with five cumulative open bills.
In a recent decision-making meeting, it was concluded that the 2026 Priority Prolegnas will include 67 priority bills along with five cumulative open bills. From 2025 to 2029, a total of 198 Prolegnas Amendment Bills will be addressed, in addition to the five cumulative open bills.
The Bill on Asset Forfeiture, along with other important initiatives like the Bill on Domestic Workers Protection (PPRT), is on the agenda for the 2025 and 2026 Priority Prolegnas. If discussions on these bills are not finalized in 2025, it will be continued in 2026.
"We have agreed that we will review the 2025 Priority Prolegnas in our Level II discussions, which is expected to happen in December 2025 or January 2026," said Eddy at the Decision-Making Meeting on the 2025-2026 Prolegnas Bill, held in the Baleg DPR RI Meeting Room on Thursday (09/18/2025).
Martin Manurung, Chair of the Working Committee and Deputy Chair of the Legislative Body (Baleg), stated that several parameters were used in determining the priority bills for the 2026 Prolegnas. These parameters include bills that are currently in Level I discussions, bills awaiting the Presidential Letter (Surpres), and bills that have been harmonized, finalized, and consolidated within the Legislation Body of the DPR RI (Baleg).
"There are also bills in the stages of harmonization and finalization, as well as those on a waiting list and new proposals that have been included in the 2025-2029 Prolegnas and meet certain urgency requirements," Martin added.
In the recent working committee meeting, the Vice Minister of Law addressed several significant bills included in the 2026 Priority National Legislation Program (Prolegnas). He underscored the urgency of finalizing the Bill on Amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure (KUHAP), the Bill on Changes to Criminal Provisions, and the Bill on the Implementation of the Death Penalty by 2025. This urgency arises from the impending implementation of the new Criminal Code (KUHP) on January 2, 2026.
Eddy said, "If the KUHAP bill isn’t ratified, we could face serious problems. For example, all detainees in police and prosecutor custody might be released because their detention relies on rules in the current KUHAP that still refer to the old KUHP. This could mean law enforcement officials would not have the authority to use force.".
