Indonesia's president postpones vote to criminalize sex outside marriage

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Rights groups say the law would discriminate against members of the LGBT community, while articles such as the criminalization of insulting the president may limit freedom of speech.

The vote would have been on a new penal code, which the government agreed on last week. The code was set to pass into law on Tuesday, with lawmakers describing the vote as a formality. The code would also have effectively outlawed same-sex relations and made it a criminal offense to insult the president.

"There are some contents that need an in-depth study," he said."In that case, I ordered Law and Human Rights minister to deliver my standpoint to Parliament. I also ordered Law and Human Rights Minister to gather feedback from the public again as an input for a better criminal code." Rights groups said the law would discriminate against members of the LGBT community, while articles such as the criminalization of insulting the president may limit freedom of speech.

 

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