this week has grabbed the world’s attention as a setback to democracy and human rights, but the government has defended it as “a middle ground to knit together Indonesia’s diverse society”.
The international media had particularly zoomed in on the ban on sex outside marriage, which is punishable by up to a year in prison, and cohabitation, which carries up to six months in jail. Some reports even warned about how the new law might ward off tourists and foreign investors.Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month
TBH some of the provisions are purely a capitulation to the religious extremists. These provisions will turn around and bite Indonesia in the arse very soon.
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