Indonesia’s Consul General has weighed in on the arrest of a 28-year-old maid this week for live-streaming herself bathing three children.
Tri Tharyat told the SCMP that showing naked images of children showering was “not a big problem” in Indonesia.
“There’s a cultural difference between Hong Kong and Indonesia in expressing love to someone else’s children, for example, kissing or hugging children,” he told the outlet.
Tharyat, however, noted that laws in Hong Kong highly valued privacy rights and acknowledged that uploading pictures of someone to the internet without their consent could be illegal.
He urged Indonesian citizens not to be careless in posting such material and not to post child pornography, the SCMP wrote.
About 700 people watched the video before it was removed a few days later.
She remained detained as of Tuesday night, and is suspected of publishing child pornography, RTHK wrote.
Under the Prevention of Child Pornography Ordinance, anyone who publishes child pornography can face a maximum sentence of eight years and a fine of up to HK$2 million (US$255,000).
