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The Civil Society Coalition for Reform of the Criminal Procedure Code is ready to challenge the Criminal Procedure Code Law (
Criminal Procedure Code Law
) just went to the Constitutional Court (MK) and reported to the UN human rights body International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
Director of the organization that is part of the coalition, the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI), Muhammad Isnur, said the coalition would consider this step if Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto did not take steps to cancel or revise problematic articles in the Criminal Procedure Code.
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“Yes, but that’s for now,” said Isnur when reconfirming his plans to report to the UN after a press conference at the YLBHI Building, Jakarta, on Saturday (22/11).
Currently, the civil coalition is focused on urging Prabowo to issue a government regulation in lieu of law (Perpu) to cancel the implementation of the new KUHAP.
“If Prabowo issues a perpu and cancels the law, revises it, of course we will also consider postponing the international report,” he added.
The coalition is also preparing steps to sue the Constitutional Court if the Criminal Procedure Code continues and is enforced.
“Yes, yes,” said Isnur when asked whether the steps he would take included suing the Constitutional Court.
Isnur said the new Criminal Procedure Code has the potential to endanger drug eradication programs and take action against perpetrators of forest destruction.
The new Criminal Procedure Code is also worrying because it has the potential to target human rights defenders and expands law enforcement’s authority to act without a warrant in urgent situations.
If the Criminal Procedure Code is implemented, investigators, prosecutors or judges can also freeze bank accounts and digital assets during the investigation.
Deputy director and researcher at the Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) Maidina Rahmawati said that so far the coalition had found 48 problems in the Criminal Procedure Code, such as incorrect references to articles.
Maidina also highlighted the time lag between ratification and the implementation of the new KUHAP, even though it contains many problems.
The DPR passed the new KUHAP this week.This KUHAP will reportedly come into effect in early January 2026.
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