Commission III Of The DPR Will Discuss The Criminal Procedure Code Bill After Receiving The Surpres, The Target Of Completing The Future Session

Chairman of Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives Habiburokhman at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, (Nailin In Saroh/VOI)

JAKARTA - Commission III of the DPR RI will immediately discuss the Draft Law on Amendments to Law Number 8 of 1981 concerning the Criminal Procedure Code (RUU KUHAP) with the Government after receiving a Presidential Letter (Surpres).

The discussion of this bill is targeted to be completed during the next session after the DPR has finished undergoing the Lebaran recess.

"The final draft of the Draft Law on the Criminal Procedure Code which will be discussed immediately because the Surpres as of today has been out, has been signed by the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Pak Prabowo Subianto," said Chairman of Commission III of the DPR RI Habiburokhman at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday, March 20.

Habiburokhman said a working meeting to discuss the Criminal Procedure Code Bill would begin during the next session. The House of Representatives itself will close the 15th trial period on Tuesday, March 25 and officially begin the recess period on Wednesday, March 27.

According to him, the revision of the Criminal Procedure Code needs to be adjusted to the times since it was promulgated decades ago. In addition, the implementation is in order to coincide with the enactment of the Criminal Code (KUHP) in January 2026.

Therefore, the Gerindra legislator for the Jakarta electoral district also targets the discussion of the bill to be completed in the not too distant future. Because, said Habiburokhman, there are not too many articles contained.

"Twice the trial period is the longest. If possible, one trial period tomorrow will be over, we already have a new Criminal Procedure Code," he said.

Habiburokhman stated that the Criminal Procedure Code Bill will contain restorative, restorative, and rehabilitative values. He also emphasized that the Criminal Procedure Code Bill will maximize restorative justice in solving a case.

Including, he said, preventing violence in the legal process. For example, by procuring CCTV or surveillance cameras in the examination process.

"We made a special chapter for restorative justice. So starting from investigation, prosecution until trial can be restorative justice," he said.

In addition, he added, the Criminal Procedure Code will only strengthen the role of advocates to make arrangements related to the rights of vulnerable groups, women, people with disabilities, and the elderly (elderly). He said that significant changes to be rolled out in the Criminal Procedure Code Bill were to improve the terms of detention so that detention of someone before the trial process was not carried out arbitrarily.

Nevertheless, he stated, the Criminal Procedure Code Bill would not change the authority of law enforcement officers in the criminal justice system in the country. "So the police, yes the Police, police investigators are still the main investigators, then the prosecutor is the sole prosecutor. So there is no shift there," he said.

Habiburokhman ensured that Commission III of the DPR would open up space for public participation in the discussion of the bill, including openness to draft access through published barcodes.

"We will involve it later, we also ask for donations of his thoughts regarding this Criminal Procedure Code," he concluded.