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        "msgid": "dpd-deputy-chairman-questions-ban-on-pig-feast-documentary-1779939913",
        "date": "2026-05-26 12:34:51",
        "title": "DPD Deputy Chairman Questions Ban on 'Pig Feast' Documentary",
        "author": "Robertus Belarminus",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "DPD Deputy Chairman Yorrys Raweyai has questioned the reported ban on a documentary addressing deforestation in Indonesia, noting the government denies any official prohibition but the controversy has intensified public debate. The film's content on land clearing in Merauke and environmental impacts is being considered as input for the DPD\u2019s special committee on Papua conflict and humanitarian issues.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA \u2014 DPD Deputy Chairman Yorrys Raweyai questioned the ban on\nthe documentary film \u201cPig Feast: Colonialism in Our Time\u201d by Dandhy\nLaksono and colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy should it be banned? In today\u2019s era, it\u2019s strange for any\ninstitution to impose such restrictions,\u201d Yorrys said in Central Jakarta\non Tuesday, 26 May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>He said he had inquired about the alleged ban on the film\u2019s screening\nwith Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs\nDjamari Chaniago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Coordinating Minister said there is no official ban. It may be\nindividual members checking, but officially there is no prohibition,\u201d\nYorrys quoted Djamari as saying.<\/p>\n<p>Yorrys said the documentary addresses deforestation across various\nIndonesian regions, not just Papua.<\/p>\n<p>He believes the film\u2019s title is part of the producers\u2019 strategy to\nattract public attention.<\/p>\n<p>However, government responses questioning funding and other aspects\nhave only amplified public discussion of the film.<\/p>\n<p>Yorrys added that the documentary\u2019s content could serve as input for\nthe DPD\u2019s special committee on Papua conflict and humanitarian\nissues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, it\u2019s routine, but it\u2019s valuable for follow-up. It\u2019s one of\nthe factors we\u2019ll use in the special committee\u2019s discussions,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the clearing of 2.5 million hectares in Merauke, South\nPapua, raises serious questions about deforestation impacts and the\nmanagement of timber from the cleared land.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe raised this before. First, why is it called empty land? Merauke,\nor South Papua Province, has a population under a million. Yet 2.5\nmillion hectares of forest are being cleared,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I asked the Coordinating Minister during our meeting, I said:\nif the land is cleared for rice and sugarcane, where does the timber go?\nDeforestation must occur. So where is the wood going?\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He urged civil society and groups to continue raising concerns about\ndeforestation, not just in Papua but across Indonesia.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/dpd-deputy-chairman-questions-ban-on-pig-feast-documentary-1779939913",
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