Public Prosecution Service of Indonesia

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Public Prosecution Service
Kejaksaan Republik Indonesia
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MottoSatya Adhi Wicaksana
(Loyal, Excellent, Tactful)
Agency overview
Formed19 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
HeadquartersJl. Sultan Hasanudin No. 1 Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta
Prosecutors10,412 person (2016) [2]
Administrative personnels22,335 person (2016) [2]
Agency executive
Website
www.kejaksaan.go.id

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]

Contents

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]

Powers and duties

Main Powers

Under the 2004 Public Prosecution Service Act (Undang-Undang Nomor 16 Tahun 2004 tentang Kejaksaan Republik Indonesia) 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

2021 amendment

Under the 2021 amendment of the Public Prosecution Service Act, new powers were added. [7]

List of Public Prosecutor's Offices

Office of the Attorney General
No.Prosecutor's OfficeOffice SeatAddress
1Attorney General's Office of Indonesia Jakarta Jl. Sultan Hasanudin No. 1 Kebayoran Baru Jakarta Selatan 12160
Offices of the High Prosecutor
No.Prosecutors' OfficesJurisdictionOffice Seat
1Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Aceh

Kejaksaan Tinggi Aceh

Aceh Banda Aceh
2Provincial Prosecutor's Office of North Sumatra

Kejaksaan Tinggi Sumatera Utara

North Sumatra Medan
3Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Riau

Kejaksaan Tinggi Riau

Riau Pekanbaru
4Provincial Prosecutor's Office of West Sumatra

Kejaksaan Tinggi Sumatera Barat

West Sumatra Padang
5Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Jambi

Kejaksaan Tinggi Jambi

Jambi Jambi City
6Provincial Prosecutor's Office of South Sumatra

Kejaksaan Tinggi Sumatera Selatan

South Sumatra Palembang
7Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Bengkulu

Kejaksaan Tinggi Bengkulu

Bengkulu Bengkulu City
8Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Lampung

Kejaksaan Tinggi Lampung

Lampung Bandar Lampung
9Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Bangka-Belitung

Kejaksaan Tinggi Bangka-Belitung

Bangka Belitung Islands Pangkal Pinang
10Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Riau Islands

Kejaksaan Tinggi Kepulauan Riau

Riau Islands Tanjung Pinang
11Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Banten

Kejaksaan Tinggi Banten

Banten Serang
12Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Jakarta

Kejaksaan Tinggi Daerah Khusus

Ibukota Jakarta

Jakarta Central Jakarta
13Provincial Prosecutor's Office of West Java

Kejaksaan Tinggi Jawa Barat

West Java Bandung
14Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Central Java

Kejaksaan Tinggi Jawa Tengah

Central Java Semarang
15Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Yogyakarta

Kejaksaan Tinggi Daerah Istimewa

Yogyakarta

Special Region of

Yogyakarta

Yogyakarta City
16Provincial Prosecutor's Office of East Java

Kejaksaan Tinggi Jawa Timur

East Java Surabaya
17Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Bali

Kejaksaan Tinggi Bali

Bali Denpasar
18Provincial Prosecutor's Office of West Nusa Tenggara

Kejaksaan Tinggi Nusa Tenggara

Barat

West Nusa Tenggara Mataram
19Provincial Prosecutor's Office of East Nusa Tenggara

Kejaksaan Tinggi Nusa Tenggara

Timur

East Nusa Tenggara Kupang
20Provincial Prosecutor's Office of West Kalimantan

Kejaksaan Tinggi Kalimantan Barat

West Kalimantan Pontianak
21Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Central Kalimantan

Kejaksaan Tinggi Kalimantan Tengah

Central Kalimantan Palangkaraya
22Provincial Prosecutor's Office of South Kalimantan

Kejaksaan Tinggi Kalimantan Selatan

South Kalimantan Banjarmasin
23Provincial Prosecutor's Office of East Kalimantan

Kejaksaan Tinggi Kalimantan Timur

East Kalimantan

and

North Kalimantan

Samarinda
24Provincial Prosecutor's Office of North Sulawesi

Kejaksaan Tinggi Sulawesi Utara

North Sulawesi Manado
25Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Gorontalo

Kejaksaan Tinggi Gorontalo

Gorontalo Gorontalo City
26Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Central Sulawesi

Kejaksaan Tinggi Sulawesi Tengah

Central Sulawesi Palu
27Provincial Prosecutor's Office of West Sulawesi

Kejaksaan Tinggi Sulawesi Barat

West Sulawesi Mamuju
28Provincial Prosecutor's Office of South Sulawesi

Kejaksaan Tinggi Sulawesi Selatan

South Sulawesi Makassar
29Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Southeast Sulawesi

Kejaksaan Tinggi Sulawesi Tenggara

Southeast Sulawesi Kendari
30Provincial Prosecutor's Office of North Maluku

Kejaksaan Tinggi Maluku Utara

North Maluku Ternate
31Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Maluku

Kejaksaan Tinggi Maluku

Maluku Ambon
32Provincial Prosecutor's Office of West Papua

Kejaksaan Tinggi Papua Barat

West Papua Manokwari
33Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Papua

Kejaksaan Tinggi Papua

Papua Jayapura

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