The underlying legitimacy issue that underpin sentences related to issues of drug use remains unexplored. It is this relationship between legitimacy and Indonesian judges' accountability when sentencing that this article explores. Judicial activism, and the perceived public legitimacy when sentencing minor drug offenders is presented. To gain an insight into the judicial aim of sentencing minor drug offenders, 31 judges were qualitatively interviewed. Drawing together the findings of judicial activism and public legitimacy, the report concludes that judicial activism is influenced by Islamic culture. Moreover, it finds that Islamic culture is more sympathetic, in comparison with the central government, which is more punitive, with regards to the ways in which the Indonesian judge utilises Islamic culture to support the rehabilitative problem-solving sentences. This report discusses a direct accountability mechanism that is not dissimilar to political accountability in the Anglo-Saxon legal scheme.

与毒品使用问题相关的判决背后的合法性问题尚待探讨。本文探讨的是判决的合法性与印度尼西亚法官的问责制之间的关系。介绍了司法行动主义，以及在判处未成年人犯罪者时被认为具有的公共合法性。为了深入了解量刑未成年人的司法目的，对31名法官进行了定性采访。综合司法行动主义和公众合法性的发现，报告得出结论，司法行动主义受到伊斯兰文化的影响。此外，它发现与中央政府相比，伊斯兰文化更具有同情心，而中央政府则更具惩罚性，关于印度尼西亚法官利用伊斯兰文化支持恢复性解决问题判决的方式。本报告讨论了一种直接问责机制，该机制与盎格鲁-撒克逊法律体系中的政治问责制没有什么不同。