Indonesia bans “FITNA”: SBY
Indonesia’s President Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono gives a tough reaction to the Fitna movies made by a right-wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders. He commands to the government and indonesians to ban this movie and prohibits its distribution. The President gives his press conference regarding this matter on Monday (31/3) night with several ministers.
Yudhoyono, the ex-military troops, says,”After I observed and watched the reaction of people in Indonesia and other part of the world, I forbid the movie to be distributed as it will ruin the unity and tolerant between believers in Indonesia”.
Through the Department of Foreign Affairs, Yudhoyono told the minister to send a official protest of this movie.
Fitna, a 17 minutes duration movie, pictures unbalanced stories about Islam and Moslem in the world. It potrays Islam as a violence and intolerant religion that should not be followed.
However, many countries have already banned the moview including the Netherland government itself. Ban Ki-Moon, General Secretary of United Nations says that Fitna the movie has no relation with the freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
