Indonesia’s revised criminal procedure law takes effect Jan. 2, 2026, amid protests over broad police powers and weak ...

House Speaker Puan Maharani approved the KUHAP Bill in a House plenary meeting today, Tuesday, November 18, 2025.

A representative of the coalition stated that the ratification of the KUHAP Bill demonstrates the drafters' disregard for the ...

The government and the House of Representatives look set to pass the Criminal Law Procedures Code (KUHAP) bill into law soon, ...

DPR is set to vote on a sweeping KUHAP overhaul, drawing criticism from civil society groups over risks to due process and ...

The legislature has made dramatic reforms to our criminal justice system over the past several years—limiting monetary bail, increasing the discovery obligations of prosecutors, reducing incarceration ...

Indonesia’s parliament has approved a sweeping overhaul of criminal procedure that critics warn will hand law enforcement ...

President Prabowo Subianto conveyed agreement to the ratification of the Bill concerning Amendments to Law Number 8 of 1981 ...

Among the Bill's revisions is an expansion of law-enforcement powers to act without warrants in “urgent situations”. Read ...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has referred the Criminal Procedure Law bill back to the House of Representatives on Sunday for further examination of objections raised concerning several of ...

According to the presidency's statement, the draft Criminal Procedure Law was received from the House of Representatives on 26 August 2025, with a request for its promulgation. Since then, numerous ...

In his Criminal Law and Procedure column, Barry Kamins reviews new legislation amending the Penal Law, the Criminal Procedure Law and related statutes. The discussion that follows will highlight key ...