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MUHAMMADIYAH HAILS PASSAGE OF ANTI-PORNOGRAPHY BILL
Medan, Indonesia, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's second largest Islamic organization, Muhammadiyah, hailed the passage of the anti-pornography bill into law by the House of Representatives (DPR) on Thursday.
"We are grateful for the passing of the bill into law by the DPR but regret the walk-out by political parties that rejected the passage. However we believe it was part of democracy," its general chairman, Din Syamsuddin, said here on Friday.
He said, however, that the rule that had already become a political decision had to be accepted gratefully by all sides with no side feeling triumphant and others defeated.
He said the anti-pornography law was needed to stop the rife of pornographic actions in the community or by mass media both print and electronic that led to culture of liberalism.
"We agreed that pornography damages the moral of our younger generation and community and therefor measures have to be taken to stop all that namely through the law," he said.
He admitted he had not read the new law but he appealed to all parties to respect it so that the morality of the country's younger generation would be better.
"Indeed I have not read which parts of the law that were disputed by various quarters. However what is important is the essence of it all namely to prevent this nation from plunging further into crisis because of poor morality," he said.
The DPR in a plenary meeting presided over by House Speaker Agung Laksono passed the law on Thursday after eight of ten political parties expressed their agreement to it.
Two political parties, namely the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) and the Peaceful and Welfare Party (PDS) walked out of hall in protest against the passing of the draft law.
"We are grateful for the passing of the bill into law by the DPR but regret the walk-out by political parties that rejected the passage. However we believe it was part of democracy," its general chairman, Din Syamsuddin, said here on Friday.
He said, however, that the rule that had already become a political decision had to be accepted gratefully by all sides with no side feeling triumphant and others defeated.
He said the anti-pornography law was needed to stop the rife of pornographic actions in the community or by mass media both print and electronic that led to culture of liberalism.
"We agreed that pornography damages the moral of our younger generation and community and therefor measures have to be taken to stop all that namely through the law," he said.
He admitted he had not read the new law but he appealed to all parties to respect it so that the morality of the country's younger generation would be better.
"Indeed I have not read which parts of the law that were disputed by various quarters. However what is important is the essence of it all namely to prevent this nation from plunging further into crisis because of poor morality," he said.
The DPR in a plenary meeting presided over by House Speaker Agung Laksono passed the law on Thursday after eight of ten political parties expressed their agreement to it.
Two political parties, namely the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) and the Peaceful and Welfare Party (PDS) walked out of hall in protest against the passing of the draft law.
