House Teams Up with FHUI Academics to Accelerate Asset Forfeiture Bill

Jakarta: The House of Representatives (DPR) Commission III has confirmed that it will discuss the Asset Forfeiture Bill during the parliamentary recess. The move aims to accelerate the bill’s legislative process.

“During the recess, we all together will continue working to accelerate the deliberation of the Asset Forfeiture Bill to ensure it does not take too long. That is why we will continue working as usual during the recess,” Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the House of Representatives (DPR), Ahmad Sahroni, said during a public hearing on the bill at the Parliament Complex in Jakarta on Monday, October 26, 2026.

Commission III of the House of Representatives (DPR) invited several academics from the Faculty of Law's Legal Studies Institute at the University of Indonesia (LK2 FHUI) to provide input on the Asset Forfeiture Bill.

“Your presence today is also to provide suggestions and input on relevant matters from your perspective,” Sahroni said.

LK2 FHUI Executive Director Arvin Rumbiak said his team was present to present the findings of an in-depth study on the urgency of the Asset Forfeiture Bill. The study also included legal comparisons with other countries and references to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).

“We are here to present the findings of our study on the Asset Forfeiture Bill,” Arvin said.

Arvin added that his team would provide a detailed explanation, covering the background, proposed mechanisms, and the main policy pillars of the Asset Forfeiture Bill that require special attention.

“We will explain the background, the mechanisms we propose, and the key policies or main pillars of the Asset Forfeiture Bill that require particular attention,” Arvin said.

(Yaumil Tianri Rahmi)