Censorship’s ‘Charmed’ Life

The Constitutional Court rejected the revocation of articles on film censorship. A number of filmmakers will apply a film classification system.

May 6, 2008

FILM director Riri Riza chose to give in. In the Constitutional Court building that afternoon, with some of his colleagues including director Mira Lesmana, he planned to give a press conference. Dozens of journalists gathered. They wanted to hear the statement of this young director about the decision made by the court just several minutes earlier.

However, before the program began, dozens of Islam Defenders Front (FPI) members interrupted. They

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