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Porn shown on state information service

JAKARTA - Hardcore porn was broadcast on the Indonesian Parliament's internal information service yesterday, shocking journalists and bureaucrats who rely on the screens for political updates.

Hardcore images, apparently taken from the Internet, filled the screens used by reporters, political staffers and visitors for about 15 minutes before security guards managed to shut it off.

It was not clear how the images appeared on the screens but house speaker Marzuki Alie said whoever was responsible would be punished.

"Whoever hacked the screens will be reported to the authorities," he said.

The incident is sure to embarrass President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who recently backed calls for stricter controls on the Internet following a national scandal over an online celebrity sex clip.

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