No, Indonesia will not arrest you for premarital sex... yet
The realio dealio on the country's criminal code.
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The realio dealio on the country's criminal code.
Premarital s*x would be punishable by up to a year in jail under a new criminal code that the Indonesian Parliament is expected to approve, according
{title} - Premarital sex punishable in Indonesia: The proposed criminal law overhaul could affect millions in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country, including heterosexual couples who might face jail for having sex outside wedlock or having an affair.
Indonesia's parliament is expected to pass a new criminal code this month that will penalise premarital sex with a punishment of up to one year in jail.
The adoption of the principle of restorative justice would make criminal law more humane, Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej ...