On Wednesday, April 7, 2021, the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK), in collaboration with the Faculty of Law, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FH UGM), organized a national webinar entitled “Examining the Urgency of Enacting the Criminal Asset Forfeiture Bill.” The event was conducted virtually via Zoom Meeting and livestreamed through the FH UGM Knowledge Channel on YouTube.
The webinar was organized to strengthen collaboration and synergy between PPATK and academic institutions while deepening public understanding of anti-money laundering efforts in Indonesia. A total of 287 participants attended the three-hour event.
The webinar featured five distinguished speakers: Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej, Vice Minister of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia; Raden Narendra Djatna; Fithriadi Muslim, Director of Legal Affairs at PPATK; Muhammad Fatahillah Akbar, S.H., LL.M., Lecturer in Criminal Law at FH UGM; and Eka Nanda Ravizki, S.H., LL.M., Researcher at the Center for Anti-Corruption Studies (PUKAT) UGM. The event was hosted by Veny Ambar Prameswari, S.H.
The program commenced at 9:00 a.m. (WIB) with opening remarks from Prof. Dr. Sigit Riyanto, S.H., LL.M., Dean of the Faculty of Law, Universitas Gadjah Mada, followed by remarks from Dr. Dian Ediana Rae, S.H., LL.M., Head of PPATK, who officially opened the webinar.
The discussion session was moderated by Zaenur Rohman and began with a presentation by Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej on asset recovery. In his presentation, he discussed the challenges involved in recovering assets stolen from the state and outlined the legal requirements necessary for asset recovery efforts.
The second presentation was delivered by Fithriadi Muslim under the title “The Asset Forfeiture Bill in Relation to Criminal Offenses.” His discussion focused on four key issues: (1) the urgency of adopting an asset forfeiture policy; (2) the substantive provisions contained in the Asset Forfeiture Bill; (3) asset forfeiture regulations in various jurisdictions; and (4) the current progress of deliberations on the bill.
The third presentation was given by Raden Narendra Djatna, who further explored the Criminal Asset Forfeiture Bill. He explained key terminology related to asset forfeiture and discussed how asset forfeiture mechanisms have been implemented in several countries.
The fourth speaker, Muhammad Fatahillah Akbar, S.H., LL.M., presented on Asset Recovery , highlighting weaknesses in Indonesia’s current asset forfeiture framework and discussing the proposed features of the Asset Forfeiture Bill that seek to address these shortcomings.
The final presentation was delivered by Eka Nanda Ravizki, S.H., LL.M., who examined the opportunities and challenges surrounding efforts to secure the enactment of the Asset Forfeiture Bill.
The webinar concluded with an interactive discussion and question-and-answer session, during which participants actively engaged with the speakers on various legal and policy issues related to asset recovery and anti-money laundering. The event was then formally closed by the host.
