Controversial changes fuelled protests when they were first proposed in 2019 and could still be challenged in court.

Published On 6 Dec 20226 Dec 2022
Indonesia has passed a controversial new Criminal Code that includes outlawing sex outside marriage and cohabitation, in changes that critics contend could undermine freedoms in the Southeast Asian nation.
The new laws apply to Indonesians and foreigners and also restore a ban on insulting the president, state institutions or Indonesia’s national ideology known as Pancasila.
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