Indonesia to ban sex outside marriage

By Ananda Teresia
Updated December 5 2022 - 5:53pm, first published 5:48pm
Indonesia is set to pass a new criminal law that will punish sex before marriage with imprisonment. (EPA PHOTO)
Indonesia is set to pass a new criminal law that will punish sex before marriage with imprisonment. (EPA PHOTO)

Indonesia is expected to ratify sweeping changes to its criminal code on Tuesday, senior officials confirmed, in a legal overhaul that critics say could wind back hard-won democratic freedoms and police morality in the Southeast Asian nation.

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