held in punishment cells; Convicted and pre-trial detainees were not separated in many facilities. 88. The Government of Indonesia should ensure that the criminal justice system is nondiscriminatory at every stage, combat corruption, which disproportionately affects the poor, the vulnerable and minorities, and take effective measures against corruption by public officials responsible for the administration of justice, including judges, prosecutors, police and prison personnel. Corruption was deeply ingrained in the criminal justice system, leading to discrimination in terms of conditions, notably access to food, sanitary facilities, health care and the possibility to receive visitors; Corruption also impacted the treatment of prisoners, some having alleged to have paid in order not to be subjected to beatings. Non-governmental sources: Efforts to combat corruption run the risk of being without actual impact. Current pending legislation undermines the effectiveness and even very existence of the AntiCorruption Commission, e.g. by limiting its mandate to investigative functions and reducing the number of adhoc judges to sit on trial panels. Death penalty 89. The death penalty should be abolished. While it is still applied, the secrecy surrounding the death penalty and executions should stop immediately. The death sentences were executed. Non-governmental sources: The death penalty continues to be imposed and executed. According to available information, ten persons have been executed in 2008. The October 2009 Islamic Criminal Legal Code in Aceh stipulates stoning to death for adultery for those who are married. In September 2009, the Government agreed to adopt a bill providing the death penalty as possible punishment for leaking state secrets. Children Criminal responsibility started in Indonesia at the age of 8; Small children were put in detention facilities and prisons, very often mixed with much older children and adults. 83 A/HRC/13/39/Add.6 90. The age of criminal responsibility should be raised as a matter of priority. Through further reform of the juvenile justice system, Indonesia should take immediate measures to ensure that deprivation of liberty of minors is used only as a last resort and for the shortest possible period of time and in appropriate conditions. Children in detention should be strictly separated from adults.

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