The New Criminal Code became the first piece of legislation passed into Law in 2023 and was promulgated on 2 January as Law No. 1 of 2023. This alert takes a look at how the New Criminal Code reintroduces crimes related to fraudulent acts against creditors. In the absence of any criminal provisions under Law No. 37 of 2004 on Bankruptcy and Debt Suspension of Payment, any criminal sanctions for fraudulent-related acts against creditors are those originally set out in the old criminal code. The New Criminal Code reinvents the provisions in the old criminal code and reintroduces them as a new section in the fraudulent-related acts against creditors.

The New Criminal Code became the first piece of legislation passed into Law in 2023 and was promulgated on 2 January as Law No. 1 of 2023. In the next three years, the New Criminal Code will replace the 100-year old criminal code currently in place. The New Criminal Code changes the landscape of the penal code in the field of digital information, bribery and corruption, and money laundering related crimes.

This client alert discusses the new Indonesian criminal code, which in a few years will replace the existing criminal code. This alert outlines the key features of the new criminal code, and is the first of a series of client alerts on the new Indonesian criminal code.

This client alert discusses the new Indonesian criminal code, which in a few years will replace the existing criminal code. This alert outlines the key features of the new criminal code, and is the first of a series of client alerts on the new Indonesian criminal code.