Source/Credit: Thed Telegraph | UK
By The Telegraph | 11 April 11, 2011
A conservative Indonesian MP who helped pass a controversial anti-pornography law resigned on Monday after he was caught watching explicit videos on his computer during a parliamentary session.
Arifinto, 55, a member of the Prosperous Justice Party, was filmed on Friday watching pornography for several minutes as fellow MPs debated plans to build a new parliament building.
The MP, who like many Indonesians goes by only one name, apologised to his constituents on Monday and told reporters during a hastily arranged news conference he was stepping down from Parliament immediately.
"It's my decision," said the father of five, insisting he had received no pressure from his staunchly Islamic party. "Nobody tried to coerce me."
Indonesia, [proclaiming to be ] a secular country of 237 million people, has more Muslims than any other country in the world. Though most are [touted as] moderate, a small extremist fringe has become more vocal in recent years.
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