Dozens Of Men Detained In Police Raid Of A Gay Party In Indonesia
Indonesian police detained dozens of men after a raid on a gay party in a hotel in the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta.
47 men who participated in the party have been released while nine people have been arrested. The nine are being charged under a pornography law which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a fine, Jakarta police spokesperson Yusri Yunus said.
Yunus said the participants were all from the same community in Jakarta. Police are still investigating to determine if any other people were involved.
Although homosexuality is not illegal in Indonesia, the country’s gay and lesbian community has recently come under siege.
According to ‘New York Times’, police have set up a special task force to investigate the alleged homosexual activity. In February, members of the House of Representatives proposed a bill that would define homosexuality as deviant and require the members of the LGBT+ community to report to authorities for rehabilitation.
The United Nations Human Rights Council has called on Indonesian authorities to release people detained on the basis of their sexual orientation and combat anti-gay stigma in the country.
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