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Politics 3 years ago
Indonesia summons UN official after criticism of new Criminal Code
The House of Representatives last week approved an overhaul of its criminal code, prohibiting sex outside marriage and cohabitation between unmarried couples, among other controversial revisions. Officials say it aims to uphold "Indonesian values" in the world's largest Muslim-majority nation.
Politics 3 years ago
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New Criminal Code met with global outcry
The newly passed Criminal Code (KUHP) has faced a groundswell of criticism at home and abroad, with the United States and Australia warning that some clauses could frighten off investors and tourists and the United Nations condemning elements of the law as “incompatible with fundamental freedoms and human rights”.
Academia 3 years ago
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Extremist tic-tac-toe: How the new penal code correlates with the Bandung attack
Ostensibly, even though the Indonesian criminal-reform bill is radical and goes against many of the values of freedom of speech and liberty venerated by many Indonesians, it is still not enough for the extremists, who want more and harsher punishments for immorality/deviant behavior.
Politics 3 years ago
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Chastened court unlikely to repeal new penal code
Civil society groups are planning street protests and considering civil disobedience to compel policymakers to repeal the newly passed Criminal Code (KUHP) amid dwindling trust in the Constitutional Court, currently the only legal avenue to alter the highly controversial legislation.
Politics 3 years ago
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Lawmakers pass revised Criminal Code despite protests
Lawmakers passed a revised Criminal Code on Tuesday morning that critics say dilutes antigraft rules and civil liberties, after insisting that they had taken public opinion into account despite civil society protests to the contrary.
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