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Issue: PKS member trapped by anti-porn stance
April 9, p
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“Yes, it was me. I received an email, and there was a link, but it turned out to be one of those movies,” the clearly embarrassed legislator said in an effort to defended his actions before journalists after photographers caught him red-handed watching a porn clip on his tablet computer while attending a House plenary session on Thursday.
Arifinto, who serves in the House of Representatives’ Commission V on transportation affairs, said he was caught on camera. He even said the incident was intentionally engineered by certain parties to tarnish his image and that of his party.
“I am afraid I was photographed as a trap against me aimed at killing [my political career] even though I never saw the clip,” he said.
However, the photographer who captured the moment insists he has strong evidence that Arifinto, a legislator from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), intentionally searched for the porn clip and did not stumble upon it by chance as Arifinto insists. He also denies being part of a plot against the politician.
Your comments:
I can’t stop laughing at the typical government hypocrisy. Put him in Ariel’s [a pop star jailed for pornography] place. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.
How about a public caning? After all, isn’t that what he supports?
Sheldon
Probolinggo
And they still have the gall to insist on having that new building?
So they can watch more of the same stuff?
Tami Koestomo
Bogor, West Java
Are you surprised? I wasn’t.
Guntur Sutriyono
Jakarta
Open your eyes people. Don’t let the radical people rule this country.
Dani
Jakarta
Arifinto should be dismissed from the House. He is doing nothing to improve politics and is wasting time and money watching porn.
Since most members of the House act liked spoiled little children, phones should be banned from plenary sessions until members grow up and show that they are wise and mature.
WJ Gomm
Denpasar
But I don’t understand. I thought Communications and Information Technology Minister Tifatul said he had already eliminated all porn from the reaches of Indonesians on the Internet. He promised! And of course him being a technology expert I thought we could trust him.
Bob
Jakarta
He denies watching the film, but it’s obvious he did.
Jojo
Tangerang, Banten
PKS guys were so proud of their morality.
Eric Cartman
Surabaya
It started with an attempt to fool the public with the new building construction project, monkey business and later accomplished with porn presentation.
Core
Jakarta
Just tell him to bring the laptop along. Since everybody knows not to open attachments from unknown senders, he most likely also does not now how to securely remove files.
Devi
Jakarta
Many people wish for the repeal of the undemocratic, intrusive and frankly hypocritically silly pornography laws, but at the same time wish to see them enforced in this case.
To prosecute this man under those draconian laws will only give them more respectability and influence. Instead, use this case to show how unworkable they are — as is any law that seeks to look into men’s hearts and legislate private and public morality.
Seeking revenge only indicates that a lot of liberals are being thrown off their horses by their own anger. Stay in the saddle and fight!
Work to repeal unjust laws that infringe on people’s rights — don’t demand they be enforced when someone who backed them is caught out just to get even.
Phillip Turnbull
Serpong, Banten
I have no problems with people viewing pornography in the privacy of one’s own home. But this is really too much!
Arie Susanto
Jakarta
Kick him out of the House of Representatives. What a disgrace.
Conor
Jakarta
He deserves a minimum of 5 years in prison. Let’s see now if there is real justice in Indonesia.
Dewi
Jakarta
