Commission III targets Asset Forfeiture Bill completion by December 2026

Commission III of the House of Representatives (DPR) is continuing to deliberate the Asset Forfeiture Bill and is targeting its enactment by December 2026.

“We are targeting the Asset Forfeiture Bill to be passed before December 2026, or at the latest within two sitting periods,” said Commission III Chairman Habiburokhman in a statement received in Jakarta on Tuesday.

He said that during the first sitting period of 2026–2027, Commission III will continue discussing the bill. The law enforcement commission has scheduled public hearings to absorb public aspirations at least two or three times a week.

According to Habiburokhman, the enactment of the Asset Forfeiture Bill requires more time than other laws, including the revision of the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) and the Police Law, because its concept and draft are entirely new in Indonesia.

“It is different from the KUHAP and the Police Law, whose concepts and old laws already exist. We are determined that this law (Asset Forfeiture) can further maximise the eradication of corruption,” he said.

The Asset Forfeiture Bill is included in the national legislation programme (prolegnas). The draft legislation is currently being deliberated by Commission III of the DPR.

Previously, Deputy Speaker of the DPR Saan Mustopa said the institution is striving to complete the Asset Forfeiture Bill this year.

“This is a priority in 2026, and of course because it is a 2026 priority, we will make maximum efforts to complete it this year,” Saan said at a press conference on Tuesday (14/7).

Saan also dismissed narratives circulating on social media that the DPR rejected the enactment of the Asset Forfeiture Bill. He stressed that the bill has not been removed from the 2026 Priority Prolegnas list.