Democracy, Indonesian style

[reprise]

JAKARTA (AFP): Cohabitation, oral sex and homosexual sex will soon become crimes in Indonesia if the justice ministry has its way, a ministry spokesman said Monday.

The ministry is drafting an amendment to the country's criminal code to include acts not currently categorized as crimes but considered morally unacceptable.

These include cohabitation, oral sex, extramarital and non-marital sex, sorcery aimed at hurting other people and homosexual sex, spokesman Sukartono Supangat said.

Indonesian ministry seeks to criminalise cohabitation, oral sex (http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20030929151803&irec=8)

The fact that this proposal is even being considered should be enough reason for Australia to urgently review its foreign aid to Indonesia.

[Zep]

Perhaps a compromise would be to ban ripoff-merchants like Yellow Bamboo from preying on tourists?

[Giz]

Originally posted by reprise


Indonesian ministry seeks to criminalise cohabitation, oral sex (http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20030929151803&irec=8)

The fact that this proposal is even being considered should be enough reason for Australia to urgently review its foreign aid to Indonesia.

But how will they prove you've used sorcery?!!!
(and if they do will you get $1,000,000 appearing in your legal fund courtesy of JREF!?)

[Tormac]

Giz asked
But how will they prove you've used sorcery?!!!

Well I understand that the government has a new position open, the Witch-Hunter General!

As far as proof goes, if the Witch-Hunter General says that one is guilty, then that is enough.

I'm not sure if Randi would accept the testimony of the Indonesian Witch-Hunter General though. I have a feeling that for the $1,000,000 Randi has a higher standard of proof than the most Witch-Hunters.