Indonesian President Defers Voting On Bill Which Criminalizes Sex Outside Marriage, Abortion, Gambling, etc

Akshita Saxena

23 Sept 2019 1:01 PM IST

  • Indonesian President Defers Voting On Bill Which Criminalizes Sex Outside Marriage, Abortion, Gambling, etc

    Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, has decided to postpone voting on the much controversial revised criminal code that aims to criminalize consensual sex outside marriage in Indonesia. "There are some contents that need an in-depth study," he said last Friday in a television address, while deferring the voting session, otherwise scheduled for this week. Under the new code,...

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