Bali Governor “We do not check marital status when registering a hotel”… dispels tourist concerns
A protester, wearing sunglasses and covering his ears, protests in front of the Indonesian National Assembly, saying that the new criminal law stifles individual freedom and hinders freedom of speech.
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(Jakarta = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Eui-rae = As the United Nations issued a statement and expressed concern about Indonesia’s new criminal law, which bans sex outside of marriage and abortion, and punishes insults to the president and state institutions, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called a United Nations official, year in protest.
According to the Jakarta Post and others on the 13th (local time), the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it had summoned Valerie Julien, the UN Resident Coordinator for Indonesia the previous day, to protest criticism of the Indonesian government through the media in rather than diplomatic channels.
“The United Nations should have come to consult, as other international representatives do,” said a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Teuku Faizasha.
“We are concerned that some provisions appear incompatible with fundamental freedoms and human rights, including equal protection of the law, freedom of religion and belief, freedom of opinion and expression and the right to privacy,” said the United Nations Office in Indonesia. . in a statement on the 8th. express,” he said.
He also recommended that Indonesia strive to comply with international human rights legal obligations and commitments in preparation for the implementation of the Criminal Law, saying that some provisions violate Indonesia’s international legal obligations on human rights and may violate freedom of expression.
The Indonesian government is trying to dispel concerns about the new criminal law to the extent that it is even calling officials in response to criticism from the United Nations.
Governor Wayan Koster of Bali, Indonesia’s largest tourist destination, promised in a statement that “we will not ask for marital status when registering in any tourist accommodation, be it a hotel, villa, apartment or hotel,” and “we will respect the privacy of tourists.” .
He added that all the rumors about flights and hotel bookings being canceled were fake news and urged “not to make misleading statements that confuse the situation.”
Edward Omar Sharif Hiarieji, Indonesia’s Deputy Minister of Justice, also emphasized in a press conference the previous day that the new criminal law would not harm foreign investors or tourists, and that he would prepare for it for three years before it came to force
He added that the purpose of the new criminal law was to balance the interests of the nation and the people in the context of a multi-ethnic, multi-religious, and multicultural society.
The new criminal law passed by the Indonesian parliament on the 6th prohibits sex outside marriage, cohabitation before marriage and abortion, and punishes insults to the president and state institutions.
In addition, those who hold demonstrations without prior permission, spread fake news, spread opinions contrary to national ideologies such as communism, and sell or offer alcohol to drunk people are subject to punishment.
As the new penal code is being created, there are voices of concern inside and outside Indonesia, saying that the new penal code violates individual freedom and human rights, freedom of speech and religion, and approaches Islamic conservatism.
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