The Criminal Code

Sex and love operate in the private world, in an area that cannot be scrutinized by ulema, pastors, village heads or the criminal police.

Goenawan Mohamad

December 19, 2022

SEX and love operate in the private world—in secret beds beyond the range of others. An area that cannot be scrutinized by ulema, pastors, village heads or the criminal police. It cannot possibly be presided over by the Criminal Code. Yes, now and then there are attempts (like novels and pornography) to peer into the process of sex and love, as stories for the masses. But their words and cameras fail.

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