MP Proposes Establishment of Agency to Manage Confiscated Criminal Assets

JAKARTA - A member of Commission III of the House of Representatives, Benny K. Harman, has proposed the establishment of a special body to manage assets resulting from criminal acts that have been seized by the state. The proposal was put forward by Benny during a public hearing (RDPU) of Commission III with experts and academics discussing the draft Asset Confiscation Related to Criminal Acts Bill, on Monday (6 April 2026). “We need a special body that is professional, independent, and neutral to manage these assets. Not law enforcement to manage them,” Benny stated during the RDPU, quoted from the Siaran YouTube TVR Parlemen on Monday. Benny raised the issue of seized palm oil land and coal mines, whose fates remain unclear afterwards. “Our problem is not just the regulations, but the governance of seized and confiscated assets. After confiscation, their whereabouts often become unclear,” Benny said. If established, he hopes the special body will operate transparently, accountably, and be audited by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK). “The assets must be managed professionally right away. Don’t let them be left idle, or their value will decrease or even disappear,” said the Democrat Party politician. This forms one of the philosophical foundations of the Asset Confiscation Bill presented during a hearing (RDP) with Commission III of the House of Representatives on Thursday (15 January 2026). “In the context of why this bill is important, it ensures that the proceeds of crime cannot be enjoyed by the perpetrators. Primarily for crimes with economic motives, seeking profit and so on, so that they can be recovered,” said Bayu during the RDP on Thursday. “While still based on the values of justice and protection of human rights,” Bayu added. Bayu continued that the presence of the Asset Confiscation Bill is also based on the empirical condition that the development of economically motivated criminal acts is becoming increasingly massive. This massive development of criminal acts has the potential to damage the national economic order. “And it hinders the government’s efforts to realise prosperity for the people,” he emphasised.