Draft Bill on Witness and Victim Protection: Enforceable Restitution Mechanism and Victim Endowment Fund Set for Rollout

Indonesia’s House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat/DPR) recently passed the Draft Bill on the Protection of Witnesses and Victims (“ Draft Bill ”), which is expected to usher in a more comprehensive and restorative justice-based framework by expanding the scope of protected individuals to include both informants and experts. [1] If it is ultimately enforced, then the Draft Bill will repeal and replace Law No. 13 of 2006 , as amended by Law No. 31 of 2014 (collectively referred to as “ Law 13/2006 ”), which has been serving as Indonesia’s umbrella framework on the protection of witnesses and victims during the past decade. [2]