Philippines SC Junks Petition vs Anti-Islam Movie
Controversial movie "Innocence of Muslims" can now be seen on theaters and television following a Supreme Court resolution junking the petition filed by a group of Islam followers last September 2012.
Petitioners led by Agakhan "Benladin" Sharief and Datu Drieza Lininding failed to file their supplemental petition in November, the Supreme Court said in a recent resolution.
Specifically, the High Court noted that the petition did not name Google and its video sharing company YouTube, where the 14-minute film was uploaded, as respondents. Impleaded were Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa and then Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) chairperson Grace Poe.
Petitioners found the movie blasphemous to the country's 10 million Muslims as it depicted Prophet Muhammad as rude and child molester.
The American-produced film sparked violent demonstrations against the United States, including its diplomats and envoys in the Middle East, home to majority of the world's one billion Muslims. In Saudi Arabia, Google was forced to block access to the flick upon the order of King Abdullah.
"Muslims cannot allow this kind of insult to their prophet Mohammad and to the Islamic religion in general. Unless the State prohibits the showing of the subject film inimical to the national security, actual or imminent danger of violence shall be expected," stated the petition, which was filed through symbolic payment of 80-kilo one-peso coins for docket fees.
The coins allegedly came from Muslims all over the Philippines.
Source: Sun Star
Specifically, the High Court noted that the petition did not name Google and its video sharing company YouTube, where the 14-minute film was uploaded, as respondents. Impleaded were Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa and then Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) chairperson Grace Poe.
Petitioners found the movie blasphemous to the country's 10 million Muslims as it depicted Prophet Muhammad as rude and child molester.
The American-produced film sparked violent demonstrations against the United States, including its diplomats and envoys in the Middle East, home to majority of the world's one billion Muslims. In Saudi Arabia, Google was forced to block access to the flick upon the order of King Abdullah.
"Muslims cannot allow this kind of insult to their prophet Mohammad and to the Islamic religion in general. Unless the State prohibits the showing of the subject film inimical to the national security, actual or imminent danger of violence shall be expected," stated the petition, which was filed through symbolic payment of 80-kilo one-peso coins for docket fees.
The coins allegedly came from Muslims all over the Philippines.
Source: Sun Star
