Jakarta, Jan. 5 -- Indonesia's government said Monday that the drafting of a new Criminal Procedure Code has met constitutional requirements for meaningful public participation, with extensive input from academics and civil society aimed at strengthening human rights protections and legal certainty.

Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas said the revision of the Criminal Procedure Code, known by its Indonesian acronym KUHAP, involved broader consultation than any similar legislation in the country's history.

"For KUHAP, I believe there has never been public involvement as extensive as this, what we refer to as meaningful participation," Agtas told reporters.

He said nearly all law faculties across Indonesia had been engaged in the drafting ...