November 26, 2025 | 10:04 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The House of Representatives ratified the revised Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Pro-democracy coalitions criticized the regulation for opening the door to criminalizing the public. The competition between the police and prosecutors also colored the drafting process.
Deputy Law Minister Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej claimed the revision involved substantial public participation. He said the government and the House took note of input from civil society coalitions in a number of amended articles. “It is impossible to create a perfect law,” he told Hussein Abri Dongoran, Francisca Christy Rosana, and Daniel Ahmad Fajri from Tempo in South Jakarta on Wednesday, November 19.
What was the urgency behind passing the Criminal Procedure Code revision?
The revision has been in progress since 2012. Legal experts have stated that the Criminal Code (KUHP) revision must be completed before the Criminal Procedure Code revision. The revised KUHAP must be enacted as the legal foundation for the new Criminal Code. The new Criminal Code will take effect in 2026.
Pro-democracy groups say the government rushed it. How do you respond?
The House has been discussing it since November 4, 2024. That isn’t rushed. The Law Ministry received the Presidential Letter on February 19, 2025. The President assigned the Law Minister and the State Secretary Minister to represent the government in discussing the KUHAP with the House.
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