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Conservative Muslims reject antirape bill over 'pro-adultery, LGBT' concerns
Karina M. Tehusijarana
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta / Fri, February 1, 2019 / 03:24 pm
The passing of a bill on sexual violence, which has been deliberated on by the House of Representatives since 2016, is at risk of being delayed again, this time by those who consider it to be "pro-adultery" and “pro-LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender]†by omission.
The bill was first proposed after the gang rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in Bengkulu in 2016 and gained traction again at the end of last year as the case of Baiq Nuril, a sexual harassment victim in West Nusa Nusa Tenggara (NTB) who was convicted for defaming her alleged harassed, came to light.
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/02/01/conservative-muslims-reject-antirape-bill-over-pro-adultery-lgbt-concerns.html (https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/02/01/conservative-muslims-reject-antirape-bill-over-pro-adultery-lgbt-concerns.html)