A Double Stroke of Misfortune

Respondents to TEMPO's poll want a student couple who recently starred in a self-produced skin flick prosecuted for indecency. A case of a moralistic or a hypocritical society?

December 4, 2001

As if the distribution of a video recording of their illicit tryst was not enough of a shame, Dinda and Ari (not their real names) now also face the prospect of being prosecuted for indecency. Police in Bandung have formally filed criminal charges against the student couple. It's like the Indonesian saying setelah jatuh tertimpa tangga: after falling, a ladder falls on you.

Ari claimed he made the recording not for public consumption. It wa

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