Jakarta — Indonesia’s Vice Minister of Law, Eddy O.S. Hiariej, has called for the Criminal Adjusment Bill to be passed no later than 9 December 2025. The bill is essential because it complements the implementation of the new National Criminal Code (KUHP), which will officially take effect on 2 January 2026.
Eddy delivered the statement during a meeting on the Evaluation of the 2025 Priority National Legislation Program (Prolegnas) and the 2026 Priority Prolegnas, held with the House of Representatives (DPR).
“The Criminal Adjusment Bill is currently under discussion and must be approved in the plenary session scheduled for 9 December,” Eddy said at the Legislative Body (Baleg) of the DPR in Jakarta on Thursday (November 27, 2025).
In addition to the Criminal Adjusment Bill, which is one of the 2025 priority bills, there are four carry-over bills: the Civil Procedure Law Bill, the Narcotics and Psychotropics Bill, the Citizenship Bill, and the Industrial Design Bill. Two of these— the Civil Procedure Law Bill and the Narcotics and Psychotropics Bill— have already entered the first-stage deliberation process in the DPR.
“On behalf of the Government, we are also encouraging the DPR to immediately begin deliberations of the Industrial Design Bill and the Private International Law Bill,” Eddy added.
Meanwhile, Secretary General of the Ministry of Law, Nico Afinta, explained that there are 13 bills in the second revision of the 2025 Priority Prolegnas list initiated by the Government. These include the State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Bill and the Airspace Management Bill, both of which have been approved.
Nico added that several other bills—such as the Civil Procedure Bill, the Narcotics and Psychotropics Bill, and the Criminal Adjustment Bill in Legislation and Regional Regulations— are already in first-stage deliberations at the DPR.
The list also includes the Industrial Design Bill and the Private International Law Bill, which are awaiting scheduling at the DPR; four bills awaiting the President’s authorization letter (Supres)—the Cybersecurity and Cyber Defense Bill, the Death Penalty Implementation Bill, the Secured Movable Assets Bill, and the Nuclear Energy Bill; two bills are still in the finalization process within the Government: the Bill on the Transfer of Prisoners Between Countries and the Public Procurement Bill.
