Asked About the Asset Forfeiture Bill by UI Students, Here is Baleg DPR's Response
JAKARTA - The House of Representatives’ Legislation Body (Baleg) responded to questions from Universitas Indonesia (UI) criminology students regarding the latest developments in the drafting process of the Asset Forfeiture Bill (RUU Perampasan Aset).
“That bill, as far as I know, has been around for more than a decade, perhaps almost two decades, Sir. Actually, there is a companion to the Asset Forfeiture Bill, namely the Cash Limitation Bill. But perhaps the one that’s currently hot is the Asset Forfeiture Bill. So, if allowed, there might be a discussion regarding that bill,” said Andre, a doctoral student in Criminology at UI, during an audience in the Baleg DPR RI meeting room, Jakarta, on Thursday (13/5/2026).
Baleg DPR RI member Siti Aisyah explained that the Asset Forfeiture Bill is now being discussed in DPR Commission III.
“In asset forfeiture, this is not being ignored arbitrarily. It is currently being discussed in Commission III in coordination with Baleg,” said Siti during the audience with UI students at the Senayan parliamentary complex, Jakarta, on Wednesday (13/5/2026).
“For example, is there any friction with other laws? Is asset forfeiture already regulated in other laws? Actually, asset forfeiture is already regulated in existing laws. For example, narcotics,” said Siti.
She exemplified that the mechanism for seizing assets without waiting for a person’s criminal conviction has been practised in narcotics cases and corruption crimes (tipikor).
“Actually, asset forfeiture is already regulated in existing laws. For example, narcotics, when there is a narcotics crime, even if the person is not there, the assets or money can be taken, including the money laundering. That is what is meant by asset forfeiture, one of them,” she explained.
“Are we closing ourselves to inputs so that this can be enacted into law? We still accept inputs, and many professors have also stated that this is already properly regulated in other laws,” she added.