<![CDATA[The Indonesian criminal justice system has historically been structured around an offender-centered paradigm, in which the state's monopoly over prosecution and punishment has frequently relegated the interests of crime victims to a peripheral position. Although Indonesia has enacted a series of instruments intended to correct this imbalance including the 2014 Witness and Victim Protection Law, the 2018 Government Regulation on Restitution and Compensation, the 2023 National Criminal Code, and, most recently, the 2025 Criminal Procedure Code the practical realization of victims' rights continues to be constrained by normative fragmentation, weak institutional capacity, and a persistent retributive orientation among law enforcement actors. This article employs normative juridical research, combining statutory, conceptual, and case approaches, to examine the extent to which Indonesia's legal framework accommodates victim-centered justice and to identify the structural obstacles that impede its implementation. The discussion is organized around two principal themes: first, the normative and institutional architecture governing victims' rights, including the role of the Witness and Victim Protection Agency, restitution and compensation mechanisms, and protection against secondary victimization; and second, the emerging reform agenda oriented toward restorative justice, victim impact statements, and procedural participation under the new Criminal Procedure Code. The article concludes that strengthening victims' rights in Indonesia requires not merely additional regulation but a paradigmatic reorientation of the criminal justice system toward substantive, victim-centered justice]]>
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