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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Aisyah Llewellyn

Why is Indonesia’s draft criminal code so controversial?

Protesters worry the changes to the code will curb free speech and place additional pressures on minority groups [File: Juni Kriswanto/AFP]

Medan, Indonesia – Indonesia is once again facing a potential legal crisis as the passage of its controversial draft criminal code – a complete overhaul of the current criminal code – looks imminent.

Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej, the deputy law and human rights minister, has said that the legislation should be passed no later than July this year – although no date has been publicly announced.

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