Current Version
| Region | Aceh |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Oct 23, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Same-sex activity, along with adultery, is punishable by up to 100 lashes or 8 years in prison. Sharia law is enforced. |
| Sources | https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2015-10-28/indonesia-aceh-province-law-expands-caning-punishment-to-adultery-and-homosexual-acts/ |
Revision History (4)
edited by LGBTsoutheastasian. No need specific details for Aceh province as it is still a part of Indonesia, no Acehnese law is allowed to go against Indonesian law.
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1 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Illegal (other penalty) | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Description | Same-sex activity, along with adultery, is punishable by up to 100 lashes. Sharia law is enforced. | Same-sex activity, along with adultery, is punishable by up to 100 lashes or 8 years in prison. Sharia law is enforced. |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal (other penalty) |
| Special Status | N/A | Illegal (other penalty) |
edited by LGBTsoutheastasian. It is not needed to edit this on regional perspective since Indonesia is not a federal state, and canings have already been done in Aceh mostly in governmental institutions and prisons since 2020.
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Illegal (other penalty) | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Illegal (other penalty) | N/A |
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Illegal (other penalty) |
| Start Date | Oct 23, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Same-sex activity, along with adultery, is punishable by up to 100 lashes. Sharia law is enforced. |
| Sources | https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2015-10-28/indonesia-aceh-province-law-expands-caning-punishment-to-adultery-and-homosexual-acts/ |