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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Tom Davidson

Indonesia passes law outlawing sex outside of marriage as part of sweeping changes to criminal code

Sex outside of marriage, for citizens and tourists, is to be criminalised in Indonesia after the country’s parliament passed a long-awaited and controversial revision of its penal code.

After ratification, the new criminal code must be signed by the president, according to Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights Edward Hiariej. The criminal code will not apply immediately.

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