Jakarta, June 3 -- Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Law Edward Hiariej has emphasized that the Draft Law on the Criminal Procedure Code (RUU KUHAP) must be finalized by 2025.

During a webinar on the dissemination of RUU KUHAP, held in Jakarta on Wednesday (May 28), he elaborated that this urgency arises from the Criminal Procedure Code's close relationship and significant influence on the implementation of the Criminal Code (KUHP), which will come into force on January 2, 2026.

"Whether we like it or not, the RUU KUHAP must be enacted this year, 2025. The bill has profound consequences for the KUHP," Deputy Minister of Law Edward Hiariej said, as quoted from an official statement confirmed on Tuesday.

He cited an example regarding detent...