Old Soldiers are never die…they do not fade away, either. It turned out on Wednesday that the old soldiers keep on fighting!

Legiun Veteran Republik Indonesia (LVRI) Bali, the organization of the heroes of the War of Independence, stole the show during the public hearing with its concise, straightforward and touching statement.

An old soldier, Ida Bagus Kompyang read the two-point statement,

“We reject the Anti Pornography Bill and We are ready to accept any consequences of this rejection.”

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The Balinese people’s struggle against the Anti Pornography Bill reached a riotous climax on Wednesday when, during a public hearing held at the Bali Legislative Council’s building in Renon, both the Council’s chairman IBP Wesnawa (right) and the Bali Governor Dewa Made Beratha (left) officially stated their rejection to the controversial bill.

Hundreds of anti bill activists, including the Komponen Rakyat Bali (KRB)’s Ngurah Harta, Cok Sawitri, Ketut Wiana, Luh Anggreni, Abubakar, Aridus and Highpriest Ida Pedanda Sebali Tianyar Arimbawa, attended the hearing.

“The Council rejects the bill and we demands that the House of Representatives terminate the deliberation process of the bill,” Wesnawa stated.

The Council’s three factions; the majority Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle and the Golkar party backed the rejection unanimously whereas the minority Kertha Mandala faction supported it by the majority.

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