House Commission III Clarifies Lengthy Deliberations on Asset Forfeiture Bill Since 2025

Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) has dismissed circulating rumours that the legislative body is rejecting the discussion of the Asset Forfeiture Bill. The commission emphasised that it has been conducting deliberations and gathering public aspirations since September 2025. “The hoax that is circulating is untrue. To this day, Commission III continues to receive various inputs from academics and civil society,” said Commission III member Nasyirul Falah Amru, also known as Gus Falah, during a press conference at the Parliament Complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Tuesday (14/7/2026). Gus Falah stated that discussions on the Asset Forfeiture Bill commenced on 25 September 2025. At that time, Commission III invited Professor of Criminal Law at Jenderal Soedirman University, Hibnu Nugroho, to provide his expert opinion. “We began discussing this on 25 September 2025. Just imagine, from 2025, on 25 September we already invited Prof. Dr. Hibnu Nugroho, S.H., M.H.,” he said. The politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) added that the deliberations will continue on 20 July by inviting a number of academics and legal practitioners, including advocate Ari Yusuf Amir, Rector of Banten Jaya University Dadang Herli Saputra, academic from Borobudur University Faisal Santiago, as well as legal practitioners Juniver Girsang, Maqdir Ismail, and Hotman Paris. “Soon we will ask them to provide input regarding the Asset Forfeiture Bill, which we are pushing to complete as soon as possible,” he stated. Furthermore, Chairman of Commission III Habiburokhman said his side will also invite student organisations and Indonesian students abroad. Habiburokhman noted that the public hearings could be conducted online. “We will also open ourselves up to Indonesian students abroad who wish to express their opinions regarding this asset forfeiture law. We will allocate time and space for them,” he said. “With technology, we can use Zoom. So if their schedule permits, we will use Zoom,” he continued. The Deputy Chairman of the Gerindra Party also plans to invite the Indonesian Students Association (PPI) from various countries to provide input on the Asset Forfeiture Bill. “Later, friends, the overseas student associations, PPI, we will invite them. Also, the PPI in Saudi Arabia recently contacted me to convey their opinions. We will accommodate them,” he concluded.