Unmarried couples who check in at the hotel are threatened with punishment. The issue in the latest draft of the Criminal Code (RKHUP) contains the adultery article.
The points in the RKHUP are a scourge for hoteliers. This RKHUP is encouraged to reduce tourists, especially foreign tourists in Indonesia.
most tourists who vacation in Indonesia are not married. In this regard, the Indonesian Employers Association alias Apindo conveyed his appearance.
Entrepreneurs have so many foreign tourists who live together without getting married on vacation to Indonesia.
“Foreign tourists who are not regulated in a marriage can also participate in being ensnared by the same criminal code. The implication is that foreign tourists will switch to other countries where this will reduce tourist visits to Indonesia,” Apindo in his statement, quoted Saturday (29 /10/2022).
If it is related to adultery, it is regulated in the RKUHP, then based on the territorial principle which states that everyone who enters the territory of Indonesia must comply with the laws in force in Indonesia. This will be a problem for foreign tourists who want to go to Indonesia.
Entrepreneurs actually understand that the criminal law of adultery is actually carried out to enforce good moral rules for the community. However, there are some things that do enter the private sphere and do not seem good to be interfered with or regulated by the state.
“It is understood that the criminal law of adultery is closely related to moral behavior, but actually belongs to the private sphere which does not have to be regulated by the state and is considered a criminal act,” asserted the businessmen who are members of Apindo.
Previously reported, Chairman of the DPP PHRI DKI Jakarta, Sutrisno Iwantono, explained that foreign tourists would be reluctant to come to Indonesia if this article was ratified. Because the prohibition on sharing a room in a hotel room for unmarried couples will be posted on the websites of other countries and become an appeal.
“Once enacted, the article on adultery in Indonesia will definitely not want to come to Indonesia, it doesn’t mean we don’t agree, but what about the image with other countries,” said Sutrisno.
According to him, many things that are regulated in the RKUHP are private domains that should have been able to be regulated based on their respective regional customary law, religious norms, to moral norms, not by formal state law.
Check In Prohibition Points
In a detikcom note, citing the Draft Criminal Code Bill, Article 415 states that anyone who has sexual intercourse with someone who is not their husband or wife can be punished with adultery. Imprisonment for a maximum of 1 year or a fine.
Meanwhile, in point 2 of the rule, it is also explained that the criminal acts referred to above will not be prosecuted except on complaints from the husband or wife of people who are bound by marriage, parents, or children who are not bound by marriage.
Meanwhile, Article 416 states, “Everyone who lives together as husband and wife outside of marriage is sentenced to a maximum imprisonment of 6 months or a maximum fine of category II.”
However, prosecution will not be carried out except on complaints from the husband or wife of people who are bound by marriage, parents, or children who are not bound by marriage.
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