What does the recent cohabitation law have to do with a hotel raid? Cohabitation is living together, which this doesn't appear to be. Such raids have been going on for years and years, long before the cohabitation law was enacted.
Indeed raids have been going on for years and years, long before the cohabitation law was enacted.
In the news above, and post #206 in relation newly introduce co-habitation law
"Hotel in Jambi raided by police. Police inspected each & every room for presence of illegal substance/weapons, prostitution and gambling activity).
They found nothing except for one unmarried couple which they arrested (for staying together in one room)."
Before the introduction of the cohabitation law which is enacted which include sex outside of marriage, neither the police nor hotels (if applicable) had the authority to demand proof of marriage from individuals sharing a room, nor could law enforcement arrest anyone on the spot based solely on this. While referred to as the "cohabitation law" is the English translation, the law explicitly give power to law enforcers to act if tipped off by a spouse, parent, child, or group of people connected through family ties allegedly commuting adultery outside marriage. Is this distinction not clear now?
While there are existing laws addressing prostitution, they operate on a different level than the cohabitation, sex outside marriage law, which is why the latter was introduced. Additionally, this could set a precedent for conducting similar raids based on tips from those who do not like this sort of lifestyle involving family members.
While other nations are exploring the possibility of living on Mars, some countries seem to be regressing to the middle ages, regulating unnecessary things, very little benefit to society just because some radical group of people who are very vocal want it. Just to remind people there is already 'shariah law' in Aceh. If shariah law is implied theoretically the person committing adultery could be stoned to death in public
In my opinion, the only thing helps Indonesia's prosperity, set apart with the countries like Afghanistan or certain drought stricken, conflict ridden nations in Africa lies in Indonesia's wealth of natural resources. These include abundant minerals, mining assets, oil and gas reserves, tropical forests, marine resources, abundant of arable land.