Asset Forfeiture Bill Remains in 2026 Priority Legislation Programme

The Legislative Body of the House of Representatives (DPR) has denied information suggesting that the Asset Forfeiture Bill has been removed from the 2026 Priority National Legislation Programme list. This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the DPR’s Legislative Body, Martin Manurung.

He said no decision has been ratified in a plenary session regarding the removal of the Asset Forfeiture Bill from this year’s Priority National Legislation Programme. “The bill remains listed in the 2026 Priority National Legislation Programme at number six as a DPR initiative,” Martin said in his official statement on Monday, 13 July 2026.

He said the legislature and the government are focused on finalising the drafting of the Asset Forfeiture Bill. Therefore, Martin said its deliberation must be carried out optimally and involve public participation.

“The drafting meetings continue intensively in Commission III,” said the NasDem Party politician.

On a separate occasion, Commission III Chairman of the DPR, Habiburokhman, dismissed talk of parliamentary rejection of the Asset Forfeiture Bill. According to him, this rumour has recently been circulating on social media.

“So it is not true, there is a hoax in the mass media, mostly from anonymous accounts claiming the DPR rejects the passage of the Asset Forfeiture Bill,” he said at the DPR complex in Jakarta on Monday, 13 July 2026.

He stated that his commission remains committed to completing the new legal instrument governing the forfeiture of corrupt actors’ assets. “We are going full throttle with turbo to enact this Asset Forfeiture Law,” he said.