The Indonesian government has tried to enact such laws in the past as well, but the government had to face heavy opposition.
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Indonesia Preparing to criminalize adult relationships. The Parliament here will enact a criminal law on this. It is being told that if the law is made then before marriage sexual relations Those who make it can be sentenced to one year in jail. A draft has been prepared on this and it will be passed by the Parliament in the coming days. The Indonesian government has tried to enact such laws in the past as well, but the government had to face heavy opposition.
According to media reports, in the first paragraph of Article 413 of the draft, it has been said that if a person has sex with someone without marriage, then he will have to face legal action. It has been said that those who do this can be fined for a maximum of one year or category-2. However, action will be taken only when a person has complained to the police.
Government tried earlier also, there was opposition
Apart from these, Article 144 states that if the complainant wants to withdraw his complaint, he can do so before the trial court hears the case. Even three years ago, the government had tried to make such a law, but a large number of people came on the road to protest against it. According to the report, tens of thousands of people had descended on the protest. People say that such laws violate freedom of expression. “We are proud to have a criminal code in line with Indonesian values,” Indonesia’s deputy law minister, Edward Omar Sharif Hieris, told a news agency.
Law will apply to foreigners too
According to the news agency, the minister said that insulting the president or state institutions and expressing any views contrary to Indonesia’s state ideology and sex before marriage have also been banned. Indonesia is the country with the largest Muslim population in the world. There are hundreds of laws at the local level that discriminate against women, religious minorities and LGBT people. The surprising thing is that this law will not only apply to Indonesian citizens but also to foreign citizens. Indonesia is also considered a tourist destination, so such laws can affect the country’s tourism as well.
Source: www.tv9hindi.com”