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'Serious Threat': Indonesia Legal Reform Sparks Rights ...
The overhaul replaces a colonial-era code, criminalizes sex outside marriage, and expands police powers despite warnings from Amnesty International and the UN about rights risks.
- On January 2, Indonesia enacted a new criminal code and a separate procedural law, replacing the Dutch colonial-era penal code; the government defended the overhaul as not seeking to quash freedoms.
- Lawmakers approved the criminal code in 2022, and the United Nations office in Indonesia warned some provisions could infringe `fundamental freedoms and human rights`.
- The code criminalises sex outside marriage and unwedded cohabitation, with penalties up to one year and six months, while investigators gain powers to search, seize, detain, and arrest suspects.
- On Friday the Constitutional Court began hearings on petitions challenging the new code, while Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej declined comment and Supratman Andi Agtas said only relatives can file complaints.
- Amnesty International Indonesia warned that the laws pose a `serious threat`, with Usman Hamid urging revocation and researchers cautioning they `further legitimise authoritarianism` and increase corruption risks.
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'Serious threat': Indonesia legal reform sparks rights challenges
Activists are challenging Indonesia's new criminal code, which outlaws sex outside marriage and the insulting of top officials, saying it threatens rights and gives authorities broad power with minimal oversight.
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