Posted on 04/11/2011 2:41:25 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
A member of parliament from an Islamic party which promoted anti-pornography legislation has resigned after being caught watching porn in parliament.
Mr Arifinto of the Islamic Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) was photographed looking at the images on Friday.
He said he had inadvertently opened an email link which led him to the images.
Pornography has become one of the testing grounds of conservative Islam's influence over politics in Indonesia.
"For the recent developing media coverage, I apologise to all members of the party and parliament," Mr Arifinto - who goes by one name - told a news conference.
"I will continue to work for my party. I'm also going to continue to better myself, by repentance, reading the Koran and asking for guidance."
The BBC's Kate McGeown in Jakarta says the PKS was the driving force behind anti-pornography legislation, so that when one of its lawmakers was caught out, he was shown no mercy.
If it is proved that Mr Arifinto was indeed downloading a pornographic movie, as photography of his behaviour appears to show, he could find himself charged with a law of his own party's making.
"PKS lawmakers are human. What happened to [Arifinto] could happen to anybody else," said the head of the party's Shariah Body, Surahman Hidayat.
Members of other faiths and ethnic groups in the sprawling nation, including many moderate Muslims, have criticised the anti-pornography laws for constraining freedom of cultural expression.
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Oops!!
Well, I’m sure he was only watching it to reseach what he was up against. [/s]
“”I will continue to work for my party. I’m also going to continue to better myself, by repentance, reading the Koran and asking for guidance.”
...after watching more porn, allah akbar!
Ha! That's the oldest excuse in the book!
I expect him to throw on a suicide vest and show his devotion to Allah any moment.
The defense argued that you need to prepare for the 72 waiting virgins, you can’t just show up and hope you know what to do.
HA! Good point. After all, your honor - the virgins certainly won't know what to do either!
Since when is watching video of sheep considered porn?
“I’m also going to continue to better myself, by repentance, reading the Koran and asking for guidance.”
...perfect! Mixing violence and idiocy with porn!
Is this too funny or what?
“”I will continue to work for my party. I’m also going to continue to better myself, by repentance, reading the Koran and asking for guidance.”
...after watching more porn, allah akbar!
ISLAM IS PORNOGRAPHIC - because of what Islam is and what Moslims do.
Hmmmm. Let’s see. Islamic, Prosperous and Justice. The last two words are by definition impossible when taken in the context of the first one.
What happened to [Arifinto] could happen to anybody else," said the head of the party's Shariah Body, Surahman Hidayat.
Errr... It couldn't happen to someone who didn't watch porn!
Oh, come on! He was doing research.
That would have been my defense.
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