Indonesia’s parliament is expected to pass a new criminal law this month that will punish sex outside marriage with imprisonment of up to a year. Bambang Wuryanto, a politician involved in the draft, said the code could be passed as early as next week. /hungary.postsen/

A man, who denied the accusations, is flogged 15 times for adultery in Idi, East Aceh on January 13, 2022, while his female partner received 100 lashes. As an alternative punishment, the judges found the married man guilty of ‘showing affection to a female partner who is not his wife’ after the couple were caught by locals at a palm oil plantation in 2018. AFP

A woman is flogged 100 times for adultery in Idi, East Aceh on January 13, 2022, while her male partner, who denied the accusations, received 15 lashes. The law, if passed, would apply to Indonesian citizens and foreigners alike. The law also allows the parents of unmarried people to report them for having sex. CEK MAD / AFP