Commission III of the House of Representatives (DPR) has received\nvarious inputs from elements of society regarding the drafting of the\nAsset Forfeiture Bill, including suggestions on the nomenclature of the\ndraft legislation.<\/p>\n
Habiburokhman, Chair of Commission III, said there is a proposal for\nthe draft law to use the nomenclature \u201casset recovery\u201d. He explained\nthat this naming for rules governing the seizure of assets derived from\ncriminal acts is contained in the United Nations Convention Against\nCorruption.<\/p>\n
He stated that he had asked Yusuf Saefudin, an academic from\nUniversitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, about the nomenclature of the Asset\nForfeiture Bill. This occurred when Commission III invited the law\nlecturer to a public hearing.<\/p>\n
\u201cAccording to Mr Yusuf, if we want to create a law that\ncomprehensively covers the recovery of losses, investigation,\nprosecution and so on, the procedural law is called asset recovery,\u201d he\nsaid at the DPR complex in Jakarta on Monday, 13 July 2026.<\/p>\n
Asset forfeiture, he explained, only occurs at the end of the process\nof seizing corrupt individuals\u2019 illicit wealth. \u201cSo if we want something\ncomprehensive, the suggestion is asset recovery,\u201d said\nHabiburokhman.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, he confirmed that the legal affairs commission has not\nyet decided on the nomenclature of the draft law. The Gerindra Party\npolitician said he still wants to gather input and views from other\nelements of society.<\/p>\n
\u201cLater, each member of Commission III who drafts and deliberates the\nbill will convey their position,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In addition, Commission III has also received input regarding the\nestablishment of a special agency to manage assets seized as proceeds of\ncrime. He said the task of managing seized assets is not suited to the\nAttorney General\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe prosecution\u2019s job is to investigate, prosecute and so forth. The\nAttorney General\u2019s Office has no track record in (asset management),\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The legal affairs commission does not want the drafting of the Asset\nForfeiture Bill to be rushed. According to Habiburokhman, rules on asset\nforfeiture have never existed before in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Therefore, he said, it is reasonable that the drafting is being done\ngradually and over a long period. He said the drafting of the Asset\nForfeiture Bill has been carried out over three DPR session periods.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven for other bills that are amendments, such as the Criminal\nProcedure Code and the revision of the Police Law, which do not involve\nmany articles, we held lengthy public hearings \u2014 let alone for a bill we\nare creating from scratch,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/dpr-reviews-nomenclature-of-asset-forfeiture-bill-considers-asset-recovery-1783940327", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }