Indonesia's president has postponed a vote that could have criminalized consensual extramarital sex in the country, after outcry from human rights groups worldwide
The vote would have been on a new penal code, which the government agreed on last week. The code was set to pass into law on Tuesday, with lawmakers describing the vote as a formality. The code would also have effectively outlawed same-sex relations and made it a criminal offense to insult the president.
"Read MoreRights groups said the law would discriminate against members of the LGBT community, while articles such as the criminalization of insulting the president may limit freedom of speech. Even national governments began to warn their citizens of the new code -- Australia issued a travel advisory specifically pointing to the revised code and the harsh penalties.
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