Indonesia’s Parliament on Tuesday approved a controversial criminal code banning sex outside of marriage, despite protests calling for its rejection on the grounds that the law undermines civil liberties.
Bambang Wuryanto, head of the parliamentary commission, said that they had gathered feedback on the revised criminal code in a transparent manner, particularly on provisions deemed controversial.
“The criminal code bill is a recodification attempt and open to all criminal provisions and responding to all developments in today’s society,” Bambang told reporters, according to local media.
The criminal code contains provisions penalizing sex outside of marriage with up to one year in jail and forbidding cohabitation between unmarried couples, which will apply to both local citizens and foreigners….