An Australian man has been arrested at Perth airport after he urinated on the floor of the women’s toilets.
The 54-year-old man was just one of several airport visitors who have been arrested at the West Australian terminal for unruly behaviour in the past week.
AFP Airport Police Commander Peter Chwal told Perth Now that authorities will be cracking down on disruptive behaviour at airports over the Xmas period.
Airports are not nightclubs and the AFP will take action against the public that are disruptive, violent or threatening towards staff or other travellers,” he said.
“It would not be a great way to start 2023 with a court appearance. . . (your) actions can have flow-on effects to hundreds of other passengers.
“You don’t want to be the person that ruined a lot of other people’s plans.”
In other travel news, a new pre-marital sex ban in Indonesia has been causing an uproar online, but Australian tourists may have a loophole.
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The ban stipulates that sex outside of marriage will be punished with one year in prison while unmarried people living together could face six months in jail – and it’s been stated that the law applies to non-nationals, including tourists.
However, in order for a person to be found guilty, they can only be prosecuted if they are reported by a spouse, parents or their children. This means that only a tourist’s immediate family would be able to dob them into authorities. If a couple came to Bali, or other parts of Indonesia, for a short holiday, it’s unlikely that their family back home would turn them in.
Regardless, the new rule is undoubtedly a step back for the country in many ways. Firstly, gay marriage is prohibited in Indonesia, which means homosexuals would be forbidden from having sex without any way around it.
Secondly, the move significantly affects civil liberties and political freedoms, areas where Indonesia has recently made progress.
On the other side of the coin, the new law may help reduce adultery in Indonesia.
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