Indonesia's criminal code: what is it, why does it matter, and will it be passed?

Violent protests have stymied the draft bill that contains controversial measures on sex, abortion and blasphemy

Indonesia’s draft criminal code is a comprehensive set of proposed changes to the country’s existing penal code, which dates back to the days of Dutch colonial rule. The draft bill has been decades in the making, but was finalised by a parliamentary taskforce on 15 September this year. Before the recent widespread and vociferous uproar over the sweeping changes, parliament had scheduled to vote on it on Tuesday. It has been delayed, but the fate of the bill still hangs in the balance.

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