House of Representatives Considers Proposal for Asset Management Body in Asset Forfeiture Bill

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Saan Mustopa has stated that the institution is considering various proposals and inputs from the public during the drafting process of the Asset Forfeiture Bill. One of the proposals that has emerged is the establishment of an asset management body and a special panel of judges to adjudicate the process. “Whether it is necessary or not, we will see in the course of the discussion,” Saan said at the Parliamentary Complex on Tuesday, 14 July 2026. He added that the DPR, specifically the council’s relevant committee, is still conducting public hearings to gather suggestions for perfecting the bill. The DPR has also confirmed that the drafting process will be maximised, as the bill is included in the 2026 Priority National Legislation Programme. “We will make every effort,” the NasDem Party politician stated regarding the target to complete the bill this year. Meanwhile, Deputy Speaker Sari Yuliati dismissed circulating information on social media claiming the DPR was rejecting the bill’s deliberation, labelling it as unaccountable. She explained that Commission III of the DPR is still in the process of drafting the legislation by gathering public input to fulfil the requirement of meaningful participation in the law-making process. On Monday, 13 July 2026, Commission III invited several experts and student representatives to a public hearing on the drafting of the Asset Forfeiture Bill. Commission III Chairman Habiburokhman stated that 24 civil society elements had been invited to discuss the bill’s formation, with eight more speakers scheduled to provide their views during the current session period. On 9 September 2025, eight political party factions in the DPR agreed to include the Asset Forfeiture Bill in the 2026 Priority National Legislation Programme. The Minister of Law, Supratman Andi Agtas, said the decision was based on negotiations between President Prabowo Subianto and party leaders following the August unrest. The Asset Forfeiture Bill was first proposed in 2008 but faced rejection. Nearly a decade later, in 2015, the DPR included it in the National Legislation Programme, but no discussion took place until 2020. The bill was proposed again in 2021 and 2022, but those attempts also failed, with the DPR and government citing a focus on more urgent legislation such as the State Capital Bill and the Sexual Violence Crime Bill.