Public Prosecution Service of Indonesia

The Service is structured on three levels of governance: National, Provincial and Municipal (although formally, it is only known as Central and Regional level). • Office of the Attorney-General (), based in the national capital Jakarta, with nation-wide jurisdiction. It is headed by the Attorney-General (), a state official who was appointed by, and only answers to the President. The Attorney-General also headed the entire Indonesian Public Prosecution Service. • '''Provincial Prosecutor's Office''' (), based in the provincial capital, with province-wide jurisdiction. It is headed by chief of high prosecution office (). • '''District Prosecutor's Office''' (), based in the municipalities (cities and regencies), with city- and regency-wide jurisdiction. It is headed by chief of district prosecution office (). • '''Branch Prosecutor's Office''' () are special prosecutor office formed by the Attorney-General's decision, subordinated to the District Prosecutor's Office. It is headed by chief of branch district prosecution office (). == Powers and duties ==

Main Powers Under the 2004 Public Prosecution Service Act () Article 30, the prosecutors of the Service are vested with law enforcement authority in: • Criminal cases, of which the prosecutors: • conduct public prosecution activities; • execute court orders and legally-binding court sentences; • oversee the executions of probations, conditional sentences, and paroles; • investigate certain criminal matters as prescribed by laws; • prepare the required documents to proceed criminal cases to trial, and order further examinations investigations if needed. • Civil and State Administration cases, of which the prosecutors may be authorized to represent the state or the government, in the court or outside, for the duration of the proceedings. • Public Peace and Order, of which the prosecutors: • promote public awareness of the law; • promote policies of the law enforcement; • secure circulations of print-based media; • observe any beliefs that may endanger the public and the state; • prevent religious misuse and/or blasphemy of the faiths; • research and develop the crime statistics. Others • Article 31: Prosecutors are allowed to ask presiding judges to order convicts who are mentally compromised, physically unhealthy, or considered to be a danger to themselves, others, and the surroundings, to be held in hospitals, mental health facilities, or other facilities that may care for and secure them. • Article 32: Prosecutors' powers may be expanded further and regulated as prescribed by laws. • Article 33: Prosecutors are to cooperate with other law enforcement agencies and other government agencies. • Article 34: Prosecutors may provide legal assistance toward other agencies. 2021 amendment Under the 2021 amendment of the Public Prosecution Service Act, new powers were added. • Article 30A: Concerning cases involving asset recovery activity, prosecutors are authorized to track down, seize, and return said assets to the state, the victims, or rightful parties. • Article 30B: Concerning intelligence activities of law enforcement, prosecutors are authorized to • investigate, secure, and gather intelligences; • establish an environment friendly to development efforts; • cooperate with other intelligence agencies, both domestic and overseas; • prevent activities of corruption, collusion, and nepotism; and • conduct multimedia supervision. • Article 30C: The Public Prosecution Service is then tasked with additional duties, as follow. • create a crime activities statistics and a health service of the Public Prosecution Service; • be actively involved in truth seeking of human rights violation cases; • be actively involved in the victims and witnesses' affairs of a criminal case; • conduct criminal mediation, asset seizure for the payment of fines, substitute penalties, and restitutions; • provide investigative information regarding one's criminal records or criminal charges for the purpose of sitting in a public office; • conduct other civil and/or public functions as prescribed by law; • seize assets for the payment of fines and bails; • request a Judicial Review of a Court Decision; and • conduct wiretapping operation and serve as monitoring center. == List of Public Prosecutor's Offices ==