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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026): February

Institutional Readiness for Indonesia’s Criminal Procedure Reform Under RUU KUHAP 2025

https://doi.org/10.35912/afcl.v1i1.4269

Abstract

Purpose: This study analyzes the institutional readiness of Indonesia’s criminal justice institutions to implement the Draft Criminal Procedure Code (RUU KUHAP 2025), particularly in relation to coordination mechanisms, administrative capacity, and digital infrastructure readiness within the police, prosecution, and judicial sectors.

Methodology: A qualitative normative-juridical approach was employed using legal and institutional analyses. Data were collected from statutory regulations, government reports, institutional publications, policy documents and relevant scholarly literature. The analysis was conducted using comparative institutional assessment, qualitative interpretation, and document analysis to evaluate structural readiness, digital integration, and administrative preparedness in Indonesian criminal justice institutions.

Results: The findings indicate that institutional readiness remains uneven among criminal justice institutions. The prosecution service demonstrated the highest level of preparedness owing to centralized administrative systems, standardized procedures, and integrated digital case management platforms. The judiciary exhibited moderate readiness, although regional disparities, limited infrastructure, and unequal digital adoption were identified. Meanwhile, the police institution was found to possess the lowest readiness level because of its decentralized organizational structure, fragmented digital systems, and inconsistent administrative practices. Digital transformation was identified as both an opportunity and a structural challenge in achieving integrated procedural reforms.

Conclusions: The successful implementation of RUU KUHAP 2025 depends on institutional synchronization, interoperable digital systems, and strengthened inter-agency coordination.

Limitations: This study was limited by restricted access to internal institutional data, uneven regional reporting, and the absence of quantitative field measurements.

Contributions: This study contributes to legal reform scholarship by providing a comparative institutional analysis and evidence-based insights regarding criminal justice modernization in Indonesia.

Keywords

Criminal Code Reform Indonesian Criminal Justice System Institutional Readiness Judicial Governance Legal Implementation

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Abdul Basit Dihqan
Universitas Lampung, Bandar Lampung, Indonesia

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