ICLaD Issue No.1/2015
This edition of ICLaD (March 2015) is focusing on the changes within the Indonesian criminal justice system, which was recently realized by the decision of the Constitutional Court. ICJR notes that there are some significant changes within the criminal justice system: change on KUHAP and other laws that incorporate criminal justice system.
Additionally, ICLaD also discusses case review (peninjauan kembali) for criminal cases. Provision on case review has generated debates due to the recent capital punishment stories. For the first time in history, Indonesia is executing death penalty in large numbers. The Attorney General Office, including the Supreme Court, are trying to regulate on how many times a case review may be filed, in order to ease the capital punishment execution.
ICJR encourages the government and the Supreme Court to revoke the regulation that limits the case review submission, and at the same time re-regulate the definition of good comprehension on novum, ICJR believes that there is no necessity to limit the rights of the convict to submit a case review petition.
Enjoy Reading,
Ifdhal Kasim
Editor in Chief
Artikel Terkait
- 01/02/2015 ICJR Urges the General Attorney to Stop the Second Batch of Death Penalty Execution
- 19/04/2015 Supreme Court to Review Its Own Regulation. Civil Society has filed judicial review petition on the Supreme Court Circular Letter on the Limitation of Case Review Application Submission at the Supreme Court
- 06/03/2015 ICJR Warns the Supreme Court to Revoke Circular Letter on Request for Case Review (Peninjauan Kembali)
- 09/03/2015 The Government of Indonesia Intentionally Sabotage Constitutional Court Ruling by Drafting the Government Regulation on Request for Case Review
- 02/01/2015 ICJR: Provision on Limitation for Retrial Application under the Supreme Court Circular Letter is not Appropriate
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