Public Prosecution Service (Indonesia)

Public Prosecution Service Kejaksaan Republik Indonesia
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Motto	Satya Adhi Wicaksana
Agency overview
Formed	19 August 1945 (1945-08-19) as a department under the Ministry of Justice
Jurisdictional structure
National agency (Operations jurisdiction)	Indonesia
Operations jurisdiction	Indonesia
Legal jurisdiction	Indonesia
Constituting instrument	Law No. 16/2004 on Public Prosecutor Service[1]
Operational structure
Headquarters	Jl. Sultan Hasanudin No. 1 Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta
Prosecutors	10,412 person (2016)[2]
Administrative personnels	22,335 person (2016)[2]
Agency executive	Sanitiar Burhanuddin, Attorney-General
Website
www.kejaksaan.go.id

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The Public Prosecution Service of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Kejaksaan Republik 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.^[3][4]

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).^[5]

• Office of the Attorney-General (Indonesian: Kejaksaan Agung Republik Indonesia), based in the national capital Jakarta, with nation-wide jurisdiction. It is headed by the Attorney-General (Jaksa Agung), a state official who was appointed by, and only answers to the President. The Attorney-General also headed the entire Indonesian Public Prosecution Service.
• Office of the High Prosecutor (Indonesian: Kejaksaan Tinggi), based in the provincial capital, with province-wide jurisdiction. It is headed by a chief high prosecutor (Kepala Kejaksaan Tinggi).
• Office of the District Prosecutor (Indonesian: Kejaksaan Negeri), based in the municipalities (cities and regencies), with city- and regency-wide jurisdiction. It is headed by a chief district prosecutor (Kepala Kejaksaan Negeri).
• Office of the Branch District Prosecutor (Indonesian: Cabang Kejaksaan Negeri) are special prosecutor office formed by the Attorney-General's decision, subordinated to the District Prosecutor's Office. It is headed by a chief branch district prosecutor (Kepala Cabang Kejaksaan Negeri).

Powers[]

Main Powers[]

Under Law No. 16/2004 ("Public Prosecutor Service Acts") Article 30, the prosecutors of the Service are vested with law enforcement authority in:^[1][6]

1. Criminal cases, of which the prosecutors:
   1. conduct public prosecution activities;
   2. execute court orders and legally-binding court sentences;
   3. oversee the executions of probations, conditional sentences, and paroles;
   4. investigate certain criminal matters as prescribed by laws;
   5. prepare the required documents to proceed criminal cases to trial, and order further examinations investigations if needed.
2. 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.
3. Public Peace and Order, of which the prosecutors:
   1. promote public awareness of the law;
   2. promote policies of the law enforcement;
   3. secure circulations of print-based media;
   4. observe any beliefs that may endanger the public and the state;
   5. prevent religious misuse and/or blasphemy of the faiths;
   6. 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.

List of Public Prosecutor's Offices[]

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