Tuesday, the Constitutional Court of Indonesia considered the anti-LGBT laws in its last hearing of a trial followed by a group of academics and activists.
The Indonesian government could criminalize homosexuality and fornication after holding fifth judicial review of the Criminal Code.
During the hearing, which was joined by a large group of Islamic women's organization, expert witnesses debated the notion of universal human rights and argued that the Indonesia was built on the basis of religious values, which therefore does not accept homosexuality or sex before marriage.
The testimony began with Asrorun Ni'am Sholeh, president of the National Commission for Child Protection, which asked the court to immediately address the issue of sexual morality, he feared, could damage the future children of Indonesia.
He complained that the government has "no strong regulations to ban gay marriage or criminal penalties" to protect children. He insisted that the government should impose sanctions, including punishment five years imprisonment for homosexual acts before gay marriage becomes legal in the country.
Sholeh was not the only one who spoke against the LGBT community. other academics have also participated in the heated discussion, saying that LGBT rights are not relevant in this country.
"in Indonesia, LGBT is not [a human] right. The right of LGBT people should be humanized with Indonesian values because our law clearly states that marriage is between a man and a woman, "said the Professor of Law Padjadjaran University Atip Latipulhayat as reported by The Jakarta Post.
Similarly, constitutional law expert at the University of Indonesia Hamid Chalid strongly asked the government to preserve the moral and religious values of the nation as they are now threatened by international standards human rights.
. "Our country has legalized fornication, rape of men and homosexual acts we have allowed our constitution to become too liberal - ?. Is that what we want" Chalid protested
Although the lawyers opposing the government suit did not say much during Tuesday's hearing, a lawyer successfully challenged the arguments of the witnesses supporting the idea that the government should fulfill the public's rights to privacy .
"If we do this, the sinner becomes a criminal ... and the government is authoritarian," he said.
According to Human Rights Watch rights to privacy are indeed fundamental protection that is the basis of physical self of a person and the preferred identity.
LGBT rights director at Human Rights Watch Graeme Reid said that if the proposed penalties are approved by the Indonesian Constitutional Court and its inhabitants would certainly face a legalized violation of privacy
"the criminal sanctions before the Constitutional Court project are not only a threat to LGBT people, but all Indonesians."
proposed changes in the criminal code was prompted by a series of anti-LGBT campaign that began in January after government officials made biased and false statements about the LGBT community.
The Constitutional Court will hold another hearing for the petitioners to present their case to the end of August.