MAI Supports Asset Forfeiture Bill Completion, Submits Recommendations to DPR
House of Representatives Commission III held a Public Hearing (RDPU) with the Majelis Arah Indonesia (MAI) regarding the Asset Forfeiture Bill. During the meeting, MAI provided a number of inputs concerning the draft law.
The Public Hearing (RDPU) with House Commission III took place at the Parliamentary Complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Tuesday (18/8/2026). MAI expressed full support for the completion of the Asset Forfeiture Bill as an instrument to enhance the effectiveness of recovering assets derived from criminal acts.
“The Majelis Arah Indonesia supports the establishment and completion of the Asset Forfeiture Bill as a special instrument to improve the effectiveness of recovering assets derived from criminal acts,” said MAI representative Thoha Yusuf Zakaria.
Despite its support, MAI requested that several aspects of the bill be clarified to ensure that asset forfeiture authority still respects citizens’ rights.
Among these, MAI called for judicial oversight of actions such as blocking, seizure, and forfeiture of assets. Additionally, it recommended protection through an objection mechanism for parties acting in good faith.
“Ensuring judicial oversight of blocking, seizure, and forfeiture actions that affect citizens’ property rights,” he said.
The next recommendation called for clear evidentiary standards. This is to ensure that forfeiture is not based solely on suspicion.
“Establishing clear evidentiary standards so that forfeiture is not based merely on allegations or suspicion,” said Thoha.
MAI also requested that evidentiary standards in asset forfeiture be clearly defined. According to MAI, clarity of evidentiary standards is important so that forfeiture authority is not exercised based solely on suspicion.
“Prioritising the proceeds of forfeiture for victim recovery and restitution of state losses,” said Thoha.
House Commission III is continuing deliberations on the Asset Forfeiture Bill during the first sitting period of 2026–2027. Commission III Chairman Habiburokhman said his commission would hold public hearings two or three times a week.
Habiburokhman said he would hold public hearings 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 passage process for the Asset Forfeiture Bill would take longer than the Criminal Procedure Code Law or the National Police Law, which Commission III had passed some time ago. This is because the concept and draft of the Asset Forfeiture Law are entirely new in Indonesia.
“Unlike 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.