Overview

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (“Ministry”) and the Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung – “MA”) have officially signed off on a total of five cooperation agreements that regulate a broad range of technical and operational matters related to letters rogatory. These five cooperation agreements were issued in an effort to fulfill the mandate set out under Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry and the MA No. PRJ/HK/00001/04/2023/22 – 02/KMA/NK/IV/2023 on the Handling of Requests for Judicial Assistance in Cross-Border Civil Cases (“MoU 2023”).[1]