House Commission III Targets Asset Forfeiture Bill to Be Passed Before December 2026

House of Representatives Commission III is continuing its deliberations on the Asset Forfeiture Bill during the first sitting period of the 2026-2027 session. Commission III Chairman Habiburokhman said the commission will hold public hearings at least two or three times a week.

Habiburokhman said the hearings will be held to absorb aspirations from the public. He pledged to make every effort to allocate time to receive public input in order to fulfil the principle of meaningful participation.

“We are targeting the Asset Forfeiture Bill to be passed before December 2026, or at the latest within two sitting periods,” Habiburokhman told reporters on Monday (17/8/2026).

He explained that the process of passing the Asset Forfeiture Bill is taking longer than the Criminal Procedure Code Law or the National Police Law, which Commission III passed some time ago. This is because the concept and draft of the Asset Forfeiture Law are entirely new in Indonesia.

“It is different from the Criminal Procedure Code Law and the National Police Law, whose concepts and previous laws already existed. We are determined that this law can further maximise the eradication of corruption,” he said.

Previously, Minister of Law Supratman Andi Agtas said President Prabowo Subianto had given instructions for the deliberation of the Asset Forfeiture Bill to be carried out immediately. Supratman expressed confidence that the House would soon make the bill a House initiative proposal.

“The Asset Forfeiture Bill, as you can see, Commission III has just begun its sitting period today. It will be opened by the Deputy Speaker. Commission III is currently conducting public testing, listening to input from all stakeholders, and we are waiting,” Supratman said after attending the Annual Session of the People’s Consultative Assembly and the Joint Session of the House and the Regional Representatives Council at the parliamentary complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Friday (14/8).

“For the President, the instruction to the Minister of Law is clear: it is to be expedited,” he added.