Marsinah play banned in Lampung

Marsinah play banned in Lampung

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A play about slain labor activist
Marsinah has again been banned, with police announcing yesterday
that the show scheduled to go on the Cultural Park here this
evening cannot go ahead.

Antara quoted the head of the Intelligence directorate of the
Lampung police, Lt. Col. Tri Mulyo, as saying that the decision
to prohibit the play was made at a joint meeting of relevant
security bodies.

"So it isn't just a police ban, the decision was taken
together with the Coordinating Agency for National Stability and
Security," he said.

When asked why it was banned Tri Mulyo simply replied, "I
believe that it (the reason) is about the same as in Surabaya and
Bandung."

Although performances of playwright Ratna Sarumpaet's
monologue drama were allowed in Jakarta and also last week in
Padang, West Sumatra, they have been banned in Surabaya, East
Java, and Bandung, West Java. (mds)