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After weekend at hotel, lawmakers all but finalize new Criminal Code
National 6 years ago

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After weekend at hotel, lawmakers all but finalize new Criminal Code

The conclusion of the controversial, decades-long revision of the Criminal Code seems imminent after House of Representatives members met with a government team at a hotel over the weekend to finalize the bill.
Critics lambast Criminal Code bill for 'morality' articles. But House seeks to pass bill soon
National 6 years ago

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Critics lambast Criminal Code bill for 'morality' articles. But House seeks to pass bill soon

Critics say contentious KUHP bill articles  'threaten civil rights'
House agrees to include controversial 'morality' articles in Criminal Code bill
Politics 6 years ago

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House agrees to include controversial 'morality' articles in Criminal Code bill

Lawmakers have agreed to "take the middle ground" in including articles that criminalize consensual sex between unmarried couples, cohabitation, adultery and rape, which have been expanded to cover LGBT relationships, despite widespread criticisms that they intrude on an individual's right to privacy.
Cut retaliation value in criminal law
Opinion 7 years ago

Cut retaliation value in criminal law

Is the punitive mechanism effective to create public order? Is our criminal justice system based upon retaliation?
Jokowi wants Criminal Code’s corruption-related articles reviewed
National 7 years ago

Jokowi wants Criminal Code’s corruption-related articles reviewed

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed his aides to review corruption-related articles in the Criminal Code bill and has set no deadline for the approval of the revision. 
Out-of-court settlement for graft possible
Opinion 7 years ago

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Out-of-court settlement for graft possible

In 2017, state losses resulting from corruption totaled US$455 million, and the number of graft suspects went up to 1,298 from 1,101 in the previous year.
Fighting the graft fighters
Editorial 7 years ago

Fighting the graft fighters

The draft amendment includes articles on corruption that are not in agreement with the existing 2002 Corruption Law, and will surely lack a deterrent effect.
House to keep same-sex article in Criminal Code bill: Lawmaker 
National 7 years ago

House to keep same-sex article in Criminal Code bill: Lawmaker 

Articles that penalize same-sex "indecent conduct" as a criminal act are still included in the recent version of the Criminal Code bill, says a member of the Criminal Code bill working committee.
Criminal Code bill will leave Indonesian children in Malaysia in legal limbo
Opinion 7 years ago

Criminal Code bill will leave Indonesian children in Malaysia in legal limbo

How the new criminal code bill will be harmful for Indonesian migrants' children in Sabah, Malaysia.
Dealing with antidemocratic voices
Opinion 7 years ago

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Dealing with antidemocratic voices

Democracy is to be earned, rather than given. Unfortunately, Indonesia has forgotten the high price that it has had to pay to get to where it is now. 
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