Parliament and Government Agree to Revise Witness and Victim Protection Law for Plenary Session
Commission XIII of the House of Representatives (DPR) and the government have agreed on the first-level ratification of the Draft Law on the Second Amendment to Law No. 13 of 2006 on Witness and Victim Protection (PSDK Law).
Commission XIII Chairman Willy Aditya hammered the gavel of approval after hearing views from the government, represented by Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej, also known as Eddy Hiariej, as well as eight parliamentary factions in the commission. “For the factions’ mini views, upon Mr Rinto Subekti’s suggestion, they will be shortened to stating agreement or disagreement,” said Willy before hammering the gavel, on Monday, 13 April 2026.
Before the eight factions read their views, Eddy Hiariej proposed substantive changes regarding the status of the LPSK. He stated that the government proposes returning the LPSK’s status to the provisions contained in the House of Representatives’ previous list of problem inventory (DIM).
In that DIM, he said, the government agreed to restore the LPSK’s status as a state institution. Accordingly, changes occur in Article 1 number 8; Article 25 paragraph (1); and Article 39 paragraph (1) mutatis mutandis to become state officials. “Please approve this as it returns to the DPR’s DIM,” said Hiariej.
The government’s proposal was then welcomed by the DPR, which stated its agreement. Willy invited the eight political party factions, such as PKB, Gerindra, PDIP, Golkar, NasDem, PKS, PAN, and Democrat, to read their mini views. “Starting from the Democrat faction, please proceed,” said the NasDem politician.
Deputy Chairman of Commission XIII DPR Dewi Asmara explained that the systematic structure of the PSDK Law revision consists of 12 chapters and 78 articles, with substances including the expansion of protection for subjects in criminal justice processes, not only covering witnesses and victims but also perpetrator witnesses, victims, informants, and experts who are threatened.
Furthermore, the LPSK as a state institution is strengthened with the establishment of LPSK representatives in the regions; compensation or restitution is provided by the state because the perpetrator is unable to fulfil their full responsibility to the victim. “Then there is the matter of managing an endowment fund to finance compensation and victim recovery,” said Dewi.
The endowment fund, she said, is sourced from the state budget (APBN), PNBP revenue sharing, criminal fines, proceeds from the management of confiscated goods, social and environmental responsibility funds, philanthropic grants, law enforcement, investment income, or other non-binding sources. “The management of the victim endowment fund is carried out by the ministry responsible for government affairs in the financial sector,” said the Golkar politician.