In May 2015, in an effort to foster peace in the restive Papua and West Papua Provinces, Indonesian President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo granted clemency to five political prisoners, releasing them from sentences ranging from 20 years to life. The president also stated that there would be ‘a follow-up granting clemency or amnesty to other [political prisoners] in other regions’ (Jakarta Post, 10 May 2015). However, with up to 50 political prisoners still incarcerated in prisons around Indonesia (mostly Papuan and Moluccan separatists), Jokowi’s selective release policy faces several legal and political obstacles. This article outlines the various options open to Jokowi in facilitating future political prisoner releases (including amnesty, clemency, remissions and conditional release), the advantages and disadvantages of each, before suggesting an acceptable way forward for all parties.

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释放印度尼西亚政治犯的法律困境

2015 年 5 月，为了在动荡不安的巴布亚省和西巴布亚省促进和平，印度尼西亚总统佐科·佐科·维多多 (Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo) 赦免了五名政治犯，将他们的刑期从 20 年到终身不等。总统还表示将“采取后续行动，对其他地区的其他[政治犯] 给予宽大或大赦”（雅加达邮报，2015 年 5 月 10 日）。然而，由于印度尼西亚各地的监狱中仍关押着多达 50 名政治犯（主要是巴布亚和摩鹿加分离主义者），佐科的选择性释放政策面临着若干法律和政治障碍。本文概述了佐科在促进未来政治犯释放（包括大赦、宽大、减免和有条件释放）方面对佐科开放的各种选择，每种选择的优缺点，