UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION
INDONESIAN COUNTERTERRORISM BILL
REVISIONS ON LAW NUMBER 15/2003 ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVERNMENT REGULATION IN LIEU OF LAW NUMBER
1/2002 ON THE ERADICATION OF TERRORISM CRIMES INTO A LAW
Considering that:
a. Terrorism crimes in Indonesia are classified as a serious crime and/or extraordinary crime
against humanity, state security and national sovereignty as well as to numerous aspects
of communal, societal and national life, hence counterterrorism efforts need to be
implemented in a synchronized, well-directed and comprehensive manner covering
preventive and eradication aspects in order to maintain secure, peaceful and prosperous
life in alignment with the principles of the state ideology Pancasila [five pillars] and the
Indonesian Constitution of 1945;
b. That a number of events involving Indonesians who join certain radical organizations or
organizations with harmful intentions which could lead to terrorism acts, both locally and
internationally, have caused fear among Indonesians and have impacted the society’s
political, economic and social-cultural aspects while having also affected its security and
order as well as international relations;
c. That certain radical organizations with tendencies to commit terrorism crimes as
stipulated by point b are part of cross-national criminal syndicates, which are organized
and possess a wide network which have caused a number of massive terrorism crimes
which, if not acted upon immediately, could threaten both national and international
peace and security;
d. That to lay down a stronger legal foundation to guarantee legal protection and certainty in
eradicating terrorism crimes, all the while fulfilling the society’s legal needs and
developments, we need to revise Law Number 15/2003 on the transformation of the
implementation of government regulation in lieu of law number 1/2002 on the eradication
of terrorism crimes into a law;
e. That according to the considerations expressed in points a to d, we need to formulate a
law on the transformation of law number 15/2003 on the implementation of a government
regulation in lieu of law no 1/2002 on the eradication of terrorism crimes into a law;
Taking into account:
1. Article 5 (1) and Article 20 of the 1945 Indonesian Constitution;