jakarta indonesia constitutional court thursday narrowly reject petition conservative group make extramarital sex illegal right activists brace renewal battle parliament state institutions five nine judge vote case throw slim victory right activists fear petition would spur moral police discrimination gay community world large muslim-majority country indonesians adhere moderate form islam officially secular system rise hardline politicize islam recent years recently stay fringe nation politics constitutional court chief justice arief hidayat say exist laws adultery conflict constitution court authority create new policies judge say question could put parliament currently deliberate revisions national criminal code plaintiff submit petition lawmakers important input ongoing revision national criminal code hidayat say read summary 600-page rule base view constitutional court opinion petition legally sound right activists comfort court decision expect challenge come decision relief show possible challenge creep conservatism society say dede oetomo prominent gay right activist parliament state institutions turn education social organisations add family love alliance aila group conservative academics activists put forward petition say would give fight aside legal avenues also go government policy program sexual deviance minimise agenda us euis sunarti member aila tell reporters rule aila petition call definition adultery apply marry couple anyone marriage outside effectively make sex outside marriage crime complaint aila say certain article national criminal code threaten resilience families therefore indonesia right activists say petition partly aim criminalize gay sex currently regulate law except ultra-conservative province aceh case child abuse activists say change law would make vulnerable abuse like country draconian anti-pornography laws target lgbt community islamic party push anti-pornography laws parliament soon indonesia usher democratic era 1998 actively push anti-lgbt agenda today indonesia court reject petition bar consensual sex outside marriage