The drafting of the Bill on Forfeiture of Criminal Assets has been started since 2008. The goal is noble, so that the criminals who have caused losses to the State will lose the proceeds of their crimes and State losses can be recovered immediately. But the road to get the Bill passed wasn’t easy. In mid-2023, the Government announced motivating progress. The President has sent a letter (Surat Presiden – Surpres) to the House of Representatives asking for the Bill to be discussed immediately, but the President’s request has been ignored for months. The plenary sessions that took place after the Surpres was sent did not discuss the Bill. In the midst of these efforts, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) carried out its duties as usual and finally succeeded in prosecuting graft suspects by using their LHKPN as the basis for the investigation. This is the latest achievement from the KPK that must be maintained and cannot be separated from the effort to enact the Bill on Forfeiture of Criminal Assets.
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