This research aims to analyze and evaluate the legal protection provided to indirect victims
under Law Number 31 of 2014 concerning the Amendment to Law Number 13 of 2006 on
the Protection of Witnesses and Victims. This study is a normative legal research employing
a statutory and victimological approach. The data used consist of secondary data derived
from primary and secondary legal materials. The research findings show that the current
legal framework in Indonesia has not explicitly recognized indirect victims, such as family
members or dependents of direct victims, as independent legal subjects entitled to
protection. Although the definition of victims in Article 1 paragraph (2) of the law can be
interpreted broadly, the rights regulated in Articles 5 to 7 are still limited to direct victims
involved in the judicial process. This creates a legal vacuum that weakens the fulfillment
of justice and equality before the law. The study concludes that it is necessary to reform the
Law on the Protection of Witnesses and Victims by explicitly including indirect victims in
the legal definition and ensuring their access to restitution, compensation, and psychological rehabilitation in accordance with victimological principles and human rights values.