Committee to Finish Drafting Porn Bill in Two Days
Tuesday, 23 September, 2008 | 09:37 WIB

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The Working Committe for pornography bill drafting at the House of Representatives said on Tuesday the team will work on its final tasks on Tuesday and Wednesday before handing over the draft to a larger team of legislators to be discussed further.

A member with the working committee said the team made up of ten legislators and goverment officials, will discuss behind closed doors the remaining sticking points of the draft which were, article 1 on the definition of pornography, and article 20 on pornography ban on the internet.

The draft will be handed to a special committee consists of 50 persons which will discuss the draft after Idul Fitri holiday.

The remaining steps for the draft to be passed are reviews from all ten factions at the legislative and the house plenary session. Two parties still opposed to the bill are Indonesia Democratic Party for Struggle and Prosperous Peace Party.

Heru Triyono