Indonesia’s government on Tuesday approved a new criminal code under which it has put a complete ban on having sex before marriage in the country. According to the media and reports, it has been further revealed that if a people caught violating the new law, He\/she will be given punished by sending them to jail for one year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new laws, which applies to tourists and citizen of the country prohibit people to stay together and having a sexual relationship without being married. Apart from this, under these new laws, people can not insult the president or state institutions, spread their opinion about the country’s ideology, and stage protests without any permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read Also:<\/strong> Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute intensifies, ministers cancel trip, ask for Center\u2019s intervention<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the new laws are still unsigned by the country’s president. Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights Edward Hiariej said that the new criminal code will take more than 3 years to set up and apply in the country. He further stated that the lawmakers in the country provide the strictest possible explanation that distinguishes between insults and criticism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reacting about the same, Yasonna Laoly, minister of law and human rights said that they have tried their best to accommodate the important issues and different opinions which were debated. However, it is time for them to make a historical decision on the penal code amendment and to leave the colonial criminal code we inherited behind, Laoly added in his statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, when the planned laws’ draft was shared among the public in 2019, a nationwide protest (mainly led by students) sparked in the country, fearing that the rule might kill the personal freedoms of the citizen. That protest left more than 300 people hurt and many were badly injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gautam Navlakha case: Director Vivek Agnihotri issues apology to Delhi HC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n