Nearly a hundred NGOs have criticized the reform as “undemocratic.” His detractors condemn the “Islamization” of the country with the most Muslims in the world.
Euskaraz irakurri: Indonesiak zigor kodea erreformatu du, ezkontzatik kanpoko sexua eta apostasia debekatzeko
Indonesia’s parliament has approved a sweeping reform of the penal code that includes a ban on sex outside of marriage, apostasy and insults to the president, among other changes denounced as “undemocratic” by dozens of NGOs and civic groups.
The reform had been under discussion for decades and has generated massive protests in the country with the most Muslims in the world and with a liberal tradition.
Among the most criticized clauses are the prohibition of sex outside of marriage in any of its forms with up to one year in prison, as well as the punishment of insulting the president with a maximum of three years in prison, in addition to the outlawing of apostasy. .
After its approval, a period of “about two years” opens in which the reform can be challenged in the country’s constitutional court, as explained by Alif Nurwidiastomi, from the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation, to EFE.
The changes will affect both the Indonesian population and foreigners residing in the country, as well as tourists.
The reform has generated protests since it was tried to be approved in 2019, when it was paralyzed after massive demonstrations. Dozens of people have been demonstrating against him since yesterday in front of the Parliament in Jakarta.
Almost a hundred NGOs have denounced that its content is “undemocratic” due to the suppression of freedoms that it entails, in what represents the most extensive reform of the penal code since the independence of Indonesia in 1945.
His detractors condemn the “Islamization” of the country.
Source: Eitb
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