Indonesia's parliament passed a new criminal code that bans sex outside of marriage and cohabitation between unmarried couples.
approved a new criminal code banning sex outside of marriage, which carries a punishment of up to one year in jail.
The code will apply to Indonesians and foreigners and comes despite concerns the laws could keep tourists away and harm investment.Yasonna Laoly, Indonesian Minister of Law and Human Rights, receives the new criminal code report from Bambang Wuryanto, head of the parliamentary commission overseeing the revision, during a parliamentary plenary meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Bambang Wuryanto, head of the parliamentary commission overseeing the revision, passes the report of the new criminal code to Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, Deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, during a parliamentary plenary meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia."Criminalising the personal decisions of individuals would loom large within the decision matrix of many companies determining whether to invest in Indonesia," Kim said.
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