Komnas HAM Urges Corruption Assets to be Utilised for Victim Restitution
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) is urging that the utilisation of assets derived from corruption crimes should not only focus on state asset management but also be directed towards the precise and accountable recovery of victims’ rights.
Uli Parulian Sihombing, Komnas HAM member for Research and Study, stated that this effort is part of the follow-up to recommendations from the Study on Corruption and Human Rights Violation Recovery, which was discussed alongside the Attorney General’s Office and the Ministry of Finance.
“We are pushing for these recommendations to not merely serve as outputs, but to produce meaningful outcomes for the restoration of the rights of victims of corruption crimes,” Uli said in a statement in Jakarta on Monday.
During a dialogue between Komnas HAM, the Attorney General’s Office, and the Ministry of Finance on Friday (2/10), Komnas HAM recommended that the Attorney General’s Office fulfil and restore the rights of corruption victims during the processes of investigation, prosecution, asset seizure, and the management of assets derived from criminal acts.
Komnas HAM also encouraged the Attorney General’s Office to issue technical regulations or Attorney General’s Office Regulations to serve as guidelines for asset recovery from a victim-centric perspective. This includes facilitating ease for victims, particularly vulnerable groups or their representatives, to file claims as parties aggrieved by corruption.
Furthermore, Komnas HAM recommended that the Ministry of Finance issue technical regulations to serve as guidelines for utilising corruption-derived assets for the collective, targeted, and transparent recovery of victims’ rights.
Uli noted that such mechanisms must be strengthened through inter-agency coordination to ensure victim recovery can proceed without neglecting the principles of state financial management.
“The restoration of victims’ rights through the use of seized and confiscated assets from corruption crimes must be carried out effectively, precisely, and accountably,” said Uli.
During the dialogue, the Secretary of Special Crimes at the Attorney General’s Office expressed appreciation for Komnas HAM’s study and recommendations, viewing them as a progressive step in law enforcement and the mitigation of the consequences of corruption crimes. The Attorney General’s Office will further study these recommendations and coordinate them internally.
The Directorate General of State Assets at the Ministry of Finance also noted the need for regulatory harmonisation to explore ways to strengthen victim recovery mechanisms while maintaining the principles of accountability and the state financial management system.
Komnas HAM will continue its coordination with the Attorney General’s Office and the Ministry of Finance to ensure the recommendations from the study are followed up. This effort is part of the follow-up assessment of Komnas HAM recommendations based on Komnas HAM Regulation Number 1 of 2025, which emphasises the importance of ensuring recommendations do not merely remain as outputs but result in an impact on the fulfilment and restoration of victims’ rights.