The House Pushes Asset Seizure Bill Into 2025 Priority Legislation
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JAKARTA, Investortrust.id — Indonesia’s parliament has placed the long-debated Asset Seizure Bill into the 2025 priority legislative program on Tuesday, Sept 9, 2025, a move expected to strengthen the country’s fight against corruption and prevent trillions of rupiah in state losses each year.
The proposal came from the House of Representatives’ Legislative Body, known locally as Baleg, during a review of the 2025 legislative program at the parliament complex in Senayan, Jakarta. Baleg Chairman Bob Hasan said the initiative was one of three bills proposed for inclusion, alongside a draft law on the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and a draft law on Industrial Zones.
Bob emphasized that the Asset Seizure Bill was a clear parliamentary initiative, eliminating the need for debate over whether the government or lawmakers should lead the process. “There is no more debate between the government and parliament. This bill is already part of the 2025 program,” he said.
Minister of Law Supratman Andi Agtas confirmed the government’s support and readiness to hand over the draft to parliament. “The government is ready. Today we must give extraordinary appreciation to parliament for fulfilling its promise to take over the draft. Both the academic paper and the bill text can be shared for discussion,” Supratman said during a press briefing at the Ministry of Law office in Jakarta on June 17, 2025.
The Asset Seizure Bill aims to provide a legal mechanism for confiscating assets derived from corruption and other crimes, even in cases where perpetrators have died, fled, or not yet received a final court verdict. This concept, often described as “non-conviction based” asset recovery, is widely applied in international jurisdictions.
Transparency International Indonesia (TII) said the absence of such an instrument has allowed corrupt assets to remain beyond the state’s reach, costing Indonesia trillions of rupiah every year. By adopting the bill, lawmakers and government officials hope to close loopholes that have long hindered effective enforcement.
The urgency of the legislation has also been amplified by civil society groups. Earlier this month, activists from the Alliance of Workers’ Movement with the People (Gebrak) held a demonstration in Central Jakarta, carrying a giant effigy of a rat in a suit to symbolize corruption. One of their key demands was the immediate passage of the Asset Seizure Bill.
If enacted, the new law would significantly enhance Indonesia’s anti-corruption framework, aligning it more closely with global standards and providing a much-needed boost to public trust in the rule of law.
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