JAKARTA — Indonesia’s parliament is expected to pass a new criminal code this month that will penalize sex outside marriage with a punishment of up to one year in jail, officials have
The legislative overhaul will also ban insulting the president or state institutions and expressing any views counter to Indonesia’s state ideology. Cohabitation before marriage is also banned.
Bambang Wuryanto, a lawmaker involved in the draft, said the new code could be passed by as early as next week. Critics say say minimal changes to the code have been made since then, although the government has in recent months held public consultations around the country to provide information about the changes.
According to the latest draft dated November 24 that was seen by Reuters, sex outside marriage, which can only be reported by limited parties such as close relatives, carries a maximum one-year prison sentence.
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