The Public Prosecution Service of the Republic of Indonesia () is the government agency of Indonesia authorized for conducting public prosecution in Indonesia. It has other duties and authorities over certain matters as prescribed by laws.
Structure
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 +Office of the Attorney GeneralNo.Prosecutor's OfficeOffice SeatAddress1Attorney General's Office of IndonesiaJakartaJl. Sultan Hasanudin No. 1 Kebayoran Baru Jakarta Selatan 12160 +Offices of the High ProsecutorNo.Prosecutors' OfficesJurisdictionOffice Seat1Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Aceh Kejaksaan Tinggi AcehAcehBanda Aceh2Provincial Prosecutor's Office of North Sumatra
Kejaksaan Tinggi Sumatera UtaraNorth SumatraMedan3Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Riau
Kejaksaan Tinggi RiauRiauPekanbaru4Provincial Prosecutor's Office of West Sumatra
Kejaksaan Tinggi Sumatera BaratWest SumatraPadang5Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Jambi
Kejaksaan Tinggi JambiJambiJambi City6Provincial Prosecutor's Office of South Sumatra
Kejaksaan Tinggi Sumatera SelatanSouth SumatraPalembang7Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Bengkulu
Kejaksaan Tinggi BengkuluBengkuluBengkulu City8Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Lampung
Kejaksaan Tinggi LampungLampungBandar Lampung9Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Bangka-Belitung
Kejaksaan Tinggi Bangka-BelitungBangka Belitung Islands Pangkal Pinang10Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Riau Islands
Kejaksaan Tinggi Kepulauan RiauRiau IslandsTanjung Pinang11Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Banten
Kejaksaan Tinggi BantenBantenSerang12Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Jakarta
Kejaksaan Tinggi Daerah Khusus
Ibukota JakartaJakartaSouth Jakarta13Provincial Prosecutor's Office of West Java
Kejaksaan Tinggi Jawa BaratWest JavaBandung14Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Central Java
Kejaksaan Tinggi Jawa TengahCentral JavaSemarang15Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Yogyakarta
Kejaksaan Tinggi Daerah Istimewa
YogyakartaSpecial Region of YogyakartaYogyakarta City16Provincial Prosecutor's Office of East Java
Kejaksaan Tinggi Jawa TimurEast JavaSurabaya17Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Bali
Kejaksaan Tinggi BaliBaliDenpasar18Provincial Prosecutor's Office of West Nusa Tenggara
Kejaksaan Tinggi Nusa Tenggara
Barat West Nusa TenggaraMataram19Provincial Prosecutor's Office of East Nusa Tenggara
Kejaksaan Tinggi Nusa Tenggara
TimurEast Nusa TenggaraKupang20Provincial Prosecutor's Office of West Kalimantan
Kejaksaan Tinggi Kalimantan BaratWest KalimantanPontianak21Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Central Kalimantan
Kejaksaan Tinggi Kalimantan TengahCentral KalimantanPalangkaraya22Provincial Prosecutor's Office of South Kalimantan
Kejaksaan Tinggi Kalimantan SelatanSouth KalimantanBanjarmasin23Provincial Prosecutor's Office of East Kalimantan
Kejaksaan Tinggi Kalimantan TimurEast Kalimantan and
North KalimantanSamarinda24Provincial Prosecutor's Office of North Sulawesi
Kejaksaan Tinggi Sulawesi UtaraNorth SulawesiManado25Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Gorontalo
Kejaksaan Tinggi GorontaloGorontaloGorontalo City26Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Central Sulawesi
Kejaksaan Tinggi Sulawesi TengahCentral SulawesiPalu27Provincial Prosecutor's Office of West Sulawesi
Kejaksaan Tinggi Sulawesi BaratWest SulawesiMamuju28Provincial Prosecutor's Office of South Sulawesi
Kejaksaan Tinggi Sulawesi SelatanSouth SulawesiMakassar29Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Southeast Sulawesi
Kejaksaan Tinggi Sulawesi TenggaraSoutheast SulawesiKendari30Provincial Prosecutor's Office of North Maluku Kejaksaan Tinggi Maluku UtaraNorth MalukuTernate31Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Maluku
Kejaksaan Tinggi MalukuMalukuAmbon32Provincial Prosecutor's Office of West Papua
Kejaksaan Tinggi Papua BaratWest PapuaManokwari33Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Papua
Kejaksaan Tinggi PapuaPapuaJayapura
See also Adhyaksa Banten, a professional football team underneath the stewardship of the Public Prosecution Service of Indonesia and competes in Championship Law enforcement in Indonesia
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