Politics · Indonesia · 2 hrs ago
Opinion says law enforcement is on the right track under Prabowo
An opinion piece argues Indonesia’s law enforcement is moving in the right direction under President Prabowo Subianto.
It points to new criminal and criminal-procedure codes that took effect on January 1, 2026.
The codes replaced a criminal code inherited from Dutch colonial rule and updated rules for criminal cases that dated from the New Order era.
The writer says the changes strengthen citizens’ rights and shift punishment toward corrective and restorative justice.
The piece also claims authorities have treated protests more humanely and have not prosecuted people for harsh criticism of Prabowo.
Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office named 11 suspects in alleged corruption involving the government’s free nutritious meals programme, including a former head of the National Nutrition Agency; the estimated state loss is Rp10 trillion.
The piece presents the case as evidence of action against corruption, alongside investigations involving state companies and government bodies, but gives no next steps.
An opinion article says law enforcement under Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is moving in the right direction.
It credits new criminal codes, more restrained policing of public expression and tough anti-corruption action.
The article says Indonesia’s new Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code took effect on 1 January 2026.
It cites an investigation into alleged corruption in the Free Nutritious Meals program, with 11 suspects and estimated state losses of Rp10 trillion.
The article’s publisher says the piece reflects the writer’s personal opinion, not the editorial view of Detik.
- Who
- President Prabowo Subianto’s government and Indonesian law enforcement agencies.
- What
- An opinion article argues that law enforcement under Prabowo is on the right track.
- When
- Published on 22 October 2026. The new criminal codes took effect on 1 January 2026.
- Where
- Indonesia.
- Why
- The writer points to legal reforms, a more humanist approach to demonstrations and anti-corruption investigations.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Indonesia’s new Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code took effect.
Detik published the opinion article.
- New codes
- Took effect on 1 January 2026
- Opinion published
- 22 October 2026
- Free Nutritious Meals case
- 11 suspects, including a former head of the National Nutrition Agency
- Estimated state losses
- Rp10 trillion