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Politics 2 months ago
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Pardoned convicts trained for food security jobs, minister says
The government previously mulled over allowing former inmates who received presidential pardon to join the Defense Ministry’s reserve component (Komcad) program, but it was scrapped due to legal issues pertaining to existing regulations.
Politics 1 year ago
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Govt considers prisoner transfer, exchange bill to end legal ambiguity
Coordinating Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Correctional Services Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra said the government aimed for the legislature to start deliberations for the bill before the end of this year.
Politics 1 year ago
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Government considers amnesty for Papuan armed groups
The government has expressed openness to the possibility of granting amnesty to Papuan separatist groups, which authorities officially refer to as armed criminal groups (KKB), despite previously excluding them from a list of potential pardons.
Politics 1 year ago
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Law minister mulls new rules on prisoner amnesty, transfers
Following the recent repatriation of foreign convicts, the government is mulling over legislating new rules on prisoner amnesty and transfers as part of a wider aim to ease congestion in the country's overcrowded prisons.
Politics 1 year ago
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Death row convicts’ repatriation reignites calls to abolish capital punishment
The recent repatriation of foreign convicts on death row for drug-related cases should serve as the first step for Indonesia to abolish capital punishment entirely, law and human rights activists have said.
Legislative Race 2 years ago
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KPU urges political parties to withdraw ex-graft convicts from legislative elections
The General Elections Commission (KPU) has called on political parties to withdraw ineligible ex-corruption convicts from a provisional list of candidates for next year’s legislative elections following a Supreme Court ruling that effectively makes a five-year waiting period mandatory for all former graft convicts.
Politics 2 years ago
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Critics claim drug use clemency proposal shortsighted
In a bid to reduce overcrowding in prisons, a government-sanctioned but independent team tasked with renewing ongoing judicial reforms has recommended a mass clemency program for convicted drug users and a revision of the narcotics law, which is among the world’s strictest.
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