Jakarta, Jan. 2 -- Indonesia has officially enacted its new National Criminal Code (KUHP) and Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP), marking the end of colonial-era laws that governed the country's justice system for more than a century.

Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra described the move as a historic milestone.

"This moment opens a new chapter for law enforcement that is modern, humane, just, and rooted in Pancasila and Indonesian cultural values," he said on Friday.

The KUHP, passed under Law No. 1 of 2023, and the KUHAP, enacted under Law No. 13 of 2024, represent the culmination of decades of reform efforts that began in 1998.

The previous KUHP was based on the Wetboek van...