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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Julie Delahaye

Bali officials say tourists won't be charged under new controversial sex ban

Indonesian officials have said that tourists will not be charged under the country's controversial new ban on extra-marital sex - even though it will still apply to foreign visitors.

Earlier this month the country's parliament unanimously passed a revision of the country’s penal code which criminalises sex outside of marriage for citizens as well as foreigners.

The controversial laws also prohibit promotion of contraception, such as condoms, and bans defamation of the president and state institutions.

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