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Indonesia Sets December 15 Target for Asset Seizure Bill
An Indonesian parliamentary committee is due to begin detailed talks on an asset seizure bill on November 5.
The bill concerns the seizure of assets linked to criminal offences.
The committee is led by Habiburokhman, with Soedeson Tandra as deputy.
Lawmakers have brought public hearings forward to the current parliamentary recess to collect views and suggestions.
The committee is aiming for approval by December 15, 2026, though one lawmaker said he hoped the process could finish before December.
Public input will be part of the bill's further discussion as lawmakers work toward that deadline.
Indonesia’s House of Representatives committee set December 15, 2026, as the latest target to complete deliberations on an asset seizure bill.
The committee plans to begin discussing the bill’s substance on November 5.
Habiburokhman was appointed chair of the working committee, with Soedeson Tandra as deputy chair.
The committee brought forward public hearings to the current recess to speed up deliberations.
Habiburokhman said the process would gather views and input from members of the public.
- Who
- Indonesia’s House of Representatives Commission III and its working committee on the asset seizure bill.
- What
- The committee is accelerating deliberations on the bill and aims to complete them by December 15, 2026.
- When
- The target is December 15, 2026; substantive discussions are scheduled to begin on November 5, 2026.
- Where
- The Indonesian parliament in Jakarta.
- Why
- To meet the target for completing deliberations and passing the bill by December 15, 2026.
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Commission III agreed on the working committee leadership, naming Habiburokhman as chair and Soedeson Tandra as deputy chair.
The working committee is scheduled to begin meetings on the bill’s substance.
The committee’s deadline to complete deliberations and meet its passage target.
- Completion target
- December 15, 2026
- First substantive meeting
- November 5, 2026
- Working committee chair
- Habiburokhman
- Working committee deputy chair
- Soedeson Tandra
- Public hearings
- Moved forward to the current recess
What people are saying
Hopefully it will be faster, hopefully before December.
The purpose of bringing forward this schedule is to ensure that passage can take place no later than December 15, 2026.