DPR: Asset Forfeiture Agency Must Be Independent to Avoid Overlap

The Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission III, Ahmad Sahroni, has stated that a new agency to handle asset forfeiture must be independent. He argued that the institution should not be placed under the Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) or the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to avoid conflicts of interest. “It is better for it to stand alone independently so it can focus on the criminal acts related to the securing or transfer of these assets,” Sahroni said at the Parliament Complex in Central Jakarta on Tuesday, 4 August 2026. Furthermore, the establishment of an asset management agency from the proceeds of asset forfeiture must be independent to prevent overlapping authority. “If it’s just one, it’s easy. If not, there will be overlap. Later the Attorney General’s Office will handle it, the KPK will handle it too,” Sahroni explained. During the deliberation of the Asset Forfeiture Bill, a proposal emerged to form a State Execution Agency. However, Sahroni noted that every proposal related to the Asset Forfeiture Bill is still under review by Commission III of the DPR. The commission is currently gathering various inputs from the public through meetings. “This still needs to be continuously studied so there is no overlap,” he concluded.