Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Adies Kadir said that the discussion of the Draft Law on Amendments to Law Number 8 of 1981 concerning Criminal Procedure Law or KUHAP which is circulating in parliament must be completed quickly because there are other RUUs waiting for the legislative product.
He explained that the Criminal Procedure Code Bill needs to be completed immediately so that discussions on the revision of Law Number 2 of 2002 concerning the Republic of Indonesia National Police and the Draft Law on Confiscation of Assets Related to Criminal Acts can also be carried out immediately by the DPR together with the Government.
"So we hope this is fast, besides why are we asking for it to be fast? There are two Draft Laws also awaiting this Criminal Procedure Code, including the Police Bill and the Asset Confiscation Bill. So there are two bills awaiting it," said Adies at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday.
He also said that the Criminal Procedure Code Bill must be completed immediately because it must be synchronized with the Criminal Code (KUHP) which will come into effect on January 2, 2026.
"We want the Criminal Procedure Code to be completed quickly because the Criminal Procedure Code is a procedural law that implements the Criminal Code. This is the criminal procedural law. So we hope this can be completed quickly because it must be synchronized with the previous Criminal Code, which has been ratified by the DPR," he said.
He also emphasized that the contents of the Criminal Procedure Code Bill must be able to accommodate current developments, one of which is by including the concept of restorative justice in enforcing the law in the country.
"Adjusting to the current conditions, related to legal cases, now there is restorative justice and all sorts of things. Well, that must also be included, so that law enforcement officers, both the police, prosecutors, courts, and also lawyers, and law seekers can get real justice," he said.
He also ensured that the discussion of the Criminal Procedure Code Bill in parliament would take place openly by accommodating views and input from various civil society groups in the preparation of the legislative product.
