Jakarta: The Indonesian government officially banned the movie Fitna created Geert Wilders will be shown on television or on the Internet in Indonesia. "The impression Fitna will only divide us," said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at a press conference at his office last night.
The Government has decided this after the President held a meeting with ministers and other officials. The President was accompanied by Communication and Information Minister M. Nuh, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda, and the head of the Indonesian police General Sutanto.
The President has asked Internet providers not to submit the film to their sites, and suggested that the Dutch government to stop running it.
In 17 - minute film collects a reduction of violent video news. The film was posted on www.LiveLeak.com, but they are removed after they have become a threat to officers. However, several other sites, including YouTube showed a copy.
Nuh Minister said he would write a formal letter to the Internet service providers to remove Fitna of their sites. "I will send a letter to YouTube tomorrow," said Nuh.
The President hoped that the international media not to air the film as an affront to Islam, it would disturb the harmony and inter-confessional relations in the world community.
The President said that the Government, through the Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Andi Mattalata would ban Wilders, who is the leader of the Netherlands Freedom Party, from coming to Indonesia, effective since yesterday afternoon.
President Yudhoyono suggested that the public does not resort to violence or carefully foreigners, as the film depicts. He said that Islam forbids any religion, and we do so. This is against the law.
About 100 men from the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) demonstrated at the Netherlands embassy in Jakarta yesterday. They asked Holland to apologize for what was done Wilders. Otherwise, "we will ask and Dutch Ambassador to leave Indonesia," said FPI Faturrachman Djaelani.
Although there were many protests, destructive acts did not happen, as what happened when a waiver of the Prophet Mohammed cartoons in the Danish media, in 2006.
Nonetheless, the Netherlands Foreign Minister, Maxime Verhagen took a diplomatic move to calm the situation. He met with the ambassadors of 26 countries and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OKI).
That is to play in "The Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie in Germany. There was no incident during the game, which is currently represented at the theater in Potsdam. Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of the Iranian revolution, sentenced Salman Rushdie to death in 1989, author of "The Satanic Verses," which was considered insulting Islam.
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