Three men arrested in Indonesia for allegedly running LGBTQI+ Facebook group

Three men have reportedly been arrested in Indonesia for allegedly running an LGBTQ+ Facebook group. 

As reported by Jakarta Globe, three men suspected of creating a LGBTQ+ community page on Facebook have been arrested by police in Sidoarjo, East Java. 

The suspects, two aged 22 and one aged 32, were arrested in a rented room in the area of Taman, Sidoarjo, following a 24-hour cyber patrol by the local Criminal Investigation Unit. 

The three men are currently being held at Sidoarjo Police Station pending further investigation. They face charges related to the distribution of obscene material through electronic media. If convicted, they could face up to 12 years in prisons and fines of up to Rp 6 billion ($370,000).

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