Gay ex-policeman takes his battle to Indonesian court

Tri Teguh Pujianto, a 31-year-old former police brigadier who was fired in 2018, sit with his lawyer Maruf Bajammal while hearing a witness Siswanto, a psychology lecturer from Soegijapranata University, during his trial at a court in Semarang, Central Java province, Indonesia, on Dec 8. - Reuters

JAKARTA (Reuters): The first gay policeman to sue the country's police force for wrongful dismissal due to sexual orientation was back in courts this week, determined to be reinstated.

Tri Teguh Pujianto, a 31-year-old former police brigadier was fired in 2018 after 10 years on the job, after police in a different town apprehended him and his partner on Valentine's Day when they were saying goodbyes at his partner's workplace.