Overview
- Parliament on July 31 endorsed President Prabowo Subianto’s first-stage clemency plan, granting amnesty or abolition to 1,116 convicts.
- Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas and House Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad detailed eligibility criteria prioritizing the elderly, mentally or critically ill, and those jailed for blasphemy or insulting the president.
- High-profile beneficiaries include Hasto Kristiyanto and Thomas Trikasih Lembong alongside six Papuan independence activists convicted of treason.
- Releases are due to begin next week, reflecting Indonesia’s customary Independence Day pardons and aiming to relieve chronic prison overcrowding.
- Officials say further waves of pardons will follow as part of Prabowo’s broader ambition to extend clemency to up to 44,000 inmates and foster national unity.