The Censor's Scissors
The Constitutional Court has ruled that film censorship is legal. The Film Law needs to be amended.
May 6, 2008
THE Constitutional Court's ruling against the Indonesian Film Society is very disappointing. The Film Society, led by Riri Riza and four other directors, had asked the court to review the Film Law's article on the Film Censorship Institute, which they viewed as violating the Constitution's Article 28 on freedom of expression. If the article concerning the censor institute constitutes a constitutional breach, the Film Censorship Institute would have
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