<![CDATA[Prosecutors assigned to Indonesian diplomatic missions abroad, in practice, perform functions that the Minister of Foreign Affairs Regulation Number 6 of 2024 categorizes as exclusive duties of the Diplomat Functional Position, namely protecting Indonesian citizens, reporting local legal conditions, and promoting inter-state legal cooperation. This normative legal research examines the absence of adequate legal foundation in applicable Prosecutorial regulations for prosecutors performing such functions, notwithstanding that both the Diplomat and Prosecutor positions belong to the same functional-position category under the 2023 State Civil Apparatus Law. No applicable Prosecutorial regulation explicitly recognizes such authority on behalf of the institution. Normative reconstruction requires two complementary tracks: in the short term, adding explicit authority clauses to applicable Prosecutorial organizational regulations; and in the medium term, enacting a single unified Prosecutorial Regulation for all overseas posting locations, encompassing definitions of diplomatic functions, coordination mechanisms with diplomatic mission heads, and a functional credit-point conversion mechanism.]]>
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