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        "id": 1732583,
        "msgid": "minister-pigai-responds-to-controversy-over-ban-on-screening-pig-feast-film-must-be-a-court-decision-1778525495",
        "date": "2026-05-12 00:33:00",
        "title": "Minister Pigai Responds to Controversy over Ban on Screening 'Pig Feast' Film: Must Be a Court Decision",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai has stated that any ban on the screening or group viewing of films, including the documentary 'Pesta Babi', must be based on a court decision and legal authority, not unilateral actions by groups or individuals. He emphasised that films represent creative expressions protected under freedom of speech in a democracy, and those offended should seek clarification or produce counter-content rather than impose prohibitions. This response addresses recent controversies where screenings were cancelled due to pressure from certain groups in various regions and university campuses across Indonesia.",
        "content": "<p>Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai has emphasised that the\nprohibition of film screenings or group viewings cannot be carried out\nunilaterally without a legal basis and a court decision. According to\nPigai, restrictions on film works can only be imposed through legal\nmechanisms as regulated by legislation. Therefore, parties without legal\nauthority are not permitted to ban film screenings in public spaces. \u201cA\nfilm can only be banned according to a court decision, according to the\nlaw,\u201d said Pigai. This statement was made amid the controversy over the\nbanning of group viewings of the documentary film \u201cPesta Babi\u201d in\nseveral regions and university environments in the country. In several\ncases, film screening activities were reportedly cancelled following\npressure or requests to halt from certain groups. He stressed that\nbanning actions cannot be carried out by groups or individuals without\nauthority based on the law. \u201cIf people who are not given authority as\nmandated by the law, then they must not carry out such actions,\u201d he\nsaid. Pigai stated that a ban on a film must have a clear legal basis,\neither in the form of statutory provisions or a court decision with\nlegal force. \u201cThe ban can only be through a court decision. Is there a\ncourt decision? No.\u00a0So it cannot be like that,\u201d he said. According to\nhim, film works are part of the community\u2019s creative expressions that\nmust be respected as part of freedom of expression in a democratic\ncountry. \u201cTherefore, group viewings like this are the power, will, and\ncreative output of the work of the Indonesian people, which must be\nrespected and presented to the public,\u201d said Pigai. He assessed that\nparties who feel harmed or disagree with the content of a film should\npursue clarification mechanisms or present opposing views, rather than\nimposing a ban. \u201cEven if there is something in the film that makes a\nparty feel accused, then clarify, because there are means to clarify, or\nyou can make a new film,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/minister-pigai-responds-to-controversy-over-ban-on-screening-pig-feast-film-must-be-a-court-decision-1778525495",
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