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How the heck are they going to enforce it?
by Giorgi 4y ago
How the heck are they going to enforce it?
- digianarchist 4y agoFrom the article: "Supporters of the new legislation say changes were made to accommodate concerns of critics - for prosecutions to start a complaint must be filed by the children, parents or spouse of the accused couple."
- sydbarrett74 4y agoProbably with morality police, and encouraging people to rat on each other. I guess Indonesia wants to rival Iran for having one of the most repressive societies on the planet.
- Tainnor 4y agoI think there are still enough other contenders (most of the Gulf states for example, Afghanistan, and non-Muslim examples such as North Korea...). But it's sad to see that a country which used to be one of the poster children of a fairly liberal nation with a Muslim majority is regressing so badly. I wish I understood better what's behind this surge in religious extremism (prominently, but not exclusively, in the Muslim world) in the last 10-20 years.
- wizofaus 4y agoIf, like me, you didn't see the word "marriage" (it was truncated in the subject), that becomes less of a challenge...
- SlickNixon 4y agoWhen it suits them. See: https://www.newsweek.com/world-cup-worker-threatened-100-lashes-after-sexual-assault-qatar-1680871 https://www.newsweek.com/world-cup-worker-threatened-100-las...