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Indonesia’s sex ban delayed for three years
New law banning pre-marital sex will be implemented after three years following protests
Indonesia's parliament has approved new laws that criminalise sex outside marriage with a threat of imprisonment for up to a year. Couples will no longer be allowed to live together before marriage. But in the wake of protests by civil society groups, it has emerged that the new laws will be implemented after three years.
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