Islamic Provisions, Dutch Sanctions

The meaning of adultery in the Criminal Code draft is broadened, creating opportunities for the authorities to interfere in people's privacy.

October 7, 2003

AS night falls, scores of transvestites begin to parade themselves along Jl. Latuharhary in Menteng, Central Jakarta, to attract "customers", from the Menteng bridge to the Menteng police station. Nearby, extending from the railway tracks up to the National Commission for Human Rights HQ, hundreds of young people can be seen making out. Plastic tents are set up beside the Ciliwung River for those interested in satisfying their desires. Everyone

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