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In September 2019, President Joko Widodo determined to delay parliamentary passage of a previous model of the draft criminal code after huge road protests. He subsequently ordered his cabinet to conduct “socialization†of the bill, ostensibly to extend public participation. The Covid-19 pandemic delayed work on the measure, which the parliamentary commission on law and human rights finalized on November 30. The House of Representatives’ plenary session handed the invoice, which accommodates 624 articles, on December 6. – The Indonesian parliament passed a model new legal code on December 6, 2022, containing provisions that critically violate worldwide human rights …
