Backlash after Jakarta police places transgender woman in male jail cell

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Authorities defend the decision by pointing to the suspect's identity card which says Millen Cyrus was male. FMTNews Jakarta

Social media influencer Millen Cyrus has been detained on drug-possession charges in Jakarta

Social media influencer Millen Cyrus, 21, who has one million followers on Instagram, was detained with a male friend on drug-possession charges in Jakarta over the weekend.Authorities have since placed her in a solitary cell. But they defended the initial decision by pointing to the suspect’s government identity card which said Cyrus was male.

Two years ago, police in the conservative province of Aceh made headlines when they publicly humiliated a dozen transgender women by forcibly cutting their hair as they made the group wear male clothing and speak in a masculine voice.

 

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