Indonesia Set to Pass Controversial New Criminal Code This Month
The code will outlaw sex and cohabitation before marriage, and ban insults against the president and state institutions.
Source: thediplomat.com
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The code will outlaw sex and cohabitation before marriage, and ban insults against the president and state institutions.
The new criminal code also bans cohabiting of unwed couples and insulting the president.
The changes, in their current form, mark a significant curtailment of the basic freedoms of Indonesians.
Activists are concerned about provisions that outlaw extramarital and same-sex behavior, criticizing the government.