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Island in focus: Gay married couple leave Bali
Police are investigating a recent gay wedding celebration in a hotel in Ubud, Bali, although the couple has already left the island for the US
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olice are investigating a recent gay wedding celebration in a hotel in Ubud, Bali, although the couple has already left the island for the US.
'They left Bali on Saturday. The men are a US citizen and an Indonesian citizen who were married in the US. They came here to celebrate their wedding,' Bali Police chief Isp. Gen. Sugeng Prayitno said on Thursday.
He said the wedding celebration must have been organized well before Saturday.
Photos of the couple's traditional Balinese wedding ceremony have been circulating in the media. In one of the photos, the couple, dressed in pink beskap (traditional suits) and blue sarongs, are seen standing in front of a Hindu priest who is believed to have led the ceremony.
National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) chief Dianto Bachriadi said the rights of minority groups, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, should be protected but that upholding these rights should not create social unease and should respect local culture and traditions.
