Indonesia set to criminalize sex, cohabitation before marriage for citizens and tourists

Sex and cohabitation outside of marriage will be a crime in Indonesia, with penalties of up to a year in prison.

The new criminal code is expected to be in place by the end of the year, according to the officials.

Those who have sex before marriage face up to a year in prison and those who live together out of wedlock face up to six months in jail.

Parents of single people who engage in sex can report their own children, while complaints of adultery can only be filed by a husband or a wife.

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It has been a long time since the legislation was made. The previous draft was supposed to be passed in the year of 2019.

There are provisions in the criminal code that make it a crime to insult the president and state institutions. Civil rights groups are concerned about the chance of misinterpretation.

There are at least 88 articles that contain broad provisions that could be used to criminalize those who peacefully express their opinions or exercise their rights to peaceful assembly and association. There's a provision that could be used to ban peaceful assembly if it's included.

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Concerns have been raised by business groups about the law. It has been consistently placed as a top destination this year.

The deputy chairperson of Indonesia's Employers' Association said that the implementation of the customary law would create legal uncertainty and make investors reconsider their investment in Indonesia. She said morality- related clauses would do more harm than good.

Some parts of the country, such as the province of Aceh, have strict Islamic law. The criminal code is a huge setback for the nation according to Bivitri Susanti.

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morality cannot be managed by the state. Susanti said that the government's duty isn't as an umpire between conservatives and liberals.

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