<![CDATA[The increasingly complex and difficult-to-prove nature of corruption offences necessitates institutional strengthening within the criminal justice system. The Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Indonesia currently holds comprehensive authority over the handling of corruption cases, covering the stages of investigation, inquiry, and prosecution. This authority has often been perceived as institutional dominance, with some critics referring to it as a form of "superbody". Nevertheless, similar legal enforcement models have been implemented across various jurisdictions, particularly in addressing crimes that are inherently complex, such as corruption. The Prosecutor’s Office has demonstrated its effectiveness through its success in uncovering major corruption cases that caused significant financial losses to the state. This research analyses the urgency of reforming the criminal procedural law through the revision of the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) as a normative step to reinforce the authority of the Prosecutor’s Office in tackling corruption, while ensuring that legal proceedings remain professional, proportionate, and within constitutional boundaries. This study adopts a normative legal research method, utilising statutory and analytical approaches. Legal reform through the revision of KUHAP must be pursued not to restrict, but to enhance the prosecutorial authority in corruption investigations and inquiries, in order to ensure that the enforcement of law against this extraordinary crime proceeds more effectively and justly.]]>
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