Indonesia, Malaysia call for ban on Dutch ‘anti-Koran’ film

Published: March 31, 2008, 9:08 pm

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Jakarta, March 31 (RIA Novosti) Indonesian and Malaysian officials have demanded banning of a Dutch film that juxtaposes verses from the Koran with graphic images of violence. The 16-minute film, titled ‘Fitna’ - an Arabic word meaning strife - was posted on the Britain-based video website Liveleak Thursday evening. It was made by Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders, who had earlier announced that his film would show that the Koran is ‘a fascist book’ that justifies murder. Agung Laksono, speaker of Indonesian parliament, urged the government to ban the film, warning that it could provoke clashes in the multiethnic country with the largest Muslim population. Rais Yatim, foreign minister of neighbouring Malaysia, where Islam is the state religion, said ‘Fitna’ demonstrated gross disregard and disrespect for Islam. ‘If his (Wilders) goal was to score political points in his country, he has clearly made a big mistake,’ he said. ‘He

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