Judiciary of Indonesia

[1] The Public Prosecution Service (Kejaksaan Republik Indonesia), headed by the Attorney General, is not part of the judiciary; they are part of the executive branch of the government, with the state prosecutors themselves as civil servants, and the Attorney General themselves only answers to the President of Indonesia.

The judges reach a verdict after examining the evidences, and prefer applying statutory laws: Stare decisis is not widely used.

Aside from administration of justice, the Supreme Court are tasked to nominate three people to fill the position for the justices of the Constitutional Court, reviews laws and regulations lower than Acts jointly enacted by the DPR and the President (Judicial Review), and provide opinions as a constitutional requirement for the President before granting executive pardon and legal rehabilitation of convicts.

These special courts, in addition to basic religious courts' authority, have jurisdiction over Islamic morality criminal cases (Jinayat) regulated by local ordinances (Qanun), such as public drunkenness, sales of alcoholic beverages, gambling, and other moral crimes incompatible with Islamic values.

[9][10] Peradilan Tata Usaha Negara or the State Administrative Courts were established in 1986 as a result of a Law intended to ensure that people would not be treated arbitrarily by government officials or institutions.

The courts also hear cases which include civil servants against their superiors of the internal bureaucracy of the government itself.

Specifically, they exist to ensure the independence of the judges and the judicial system from unnecessary intervention and involvement.

Within the Indonesian criminal procedural system, they are one of the most important subjects, aside from the law enforcement (police force), the prosecutors, and the correctional facilities.

[18] They are most prominently assigned to the human rights courts, due to the nature of the cases, which might involve active state and government officials, and the ad hoc judges' authority may eliminate any conflict of interests.

If there is no applicable statutes, judges must apply unwritten law and decide cases with wisdom and full responsibility to God.

The Oditurat are headed by the Oditur Jenderal, which serves as the most senior prosecutor within the Indonesian military judicial affairs.

Pengacara (sometimes the terms Advokat or Penasihat Hukum are used) are lawyers who represent and advise defendants in criminal proceedings and parties in civil cases.

Prominent law enforcement agencies include the National Police and the Corruption Eradication Commission.