"Police arrested 34 men and collected evidence from the scene, including contraceptives, cell phones, and other electronic devices. The men were taken to Surabaya Police Headquarters for questioning, and on Tuesday afternoon, AKBP Edy Herwiyanto, head of the Surabaya Police Criminal Investigation Unit, identified all 34 men as suspects, with some accused of organizing and financing the alleged sex party."
"While formal charges have not been announced yet, News Ghana notes that the case is similar to several others in which suspects have been prosecuted under Indonesia's controversial anti-pornography law. The 2008 law defines pornography broadly as encompassing material that contravenes "norms of community morality." The law bans activities as well as explicit material, specifically "deviant sexual intercourse," which includes, News Ghana notes, consensual same-sex activit"
Police in Surabaya raided a private gathering at the Midtown Hotel in Wonokromo between 11 p.m. on October 18 and the early hours of October 19 after reports of unusual activity on a hotel floor. Officers arrested 34 men and seized contraceptives, cell phones and other electronic devices. Some suspects have been accused of organizing and financing the alleged sex party. Photos show suspects barefoot and bound at the wrists with zip ties paraded before the press. Hotel management said it was unaware and described rooms as private. Formal charges have not been announced, and the case resembles prosecutions under Indonesia's 2008 anti-pornography law that have been applied to consensual same-sex activity.
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