Alanbat - Neveen Al Jarrah
The Media Authority decided to ban the showing of the
animated film "Lightyear” in all cinemas in the Kingdom and shops trading works
since the date of the 13th of this month.
The authority’s
decision came to include scenes of homosexuality between two women in the film,
in violation of the laws regulating the work of the Media Authority, in
addition to the failure of the film’s manufacturer and distributor to
conditionally delete its pre-screening license.
The authority said in a statement on Tuesday that the ban
decision came in order to preserve the values of Jordanian society from any
distortions that offend public order or public morals, in compliance with the
provisions of Article (4//a/4) of the Law of Audio-Visual Works and its
Monitoring No. 63 of 2004 and its amendments. Which states: "It should be taken
into account when authorizing the work; 4- Not to include in it instinctive,
pornographic, perverted, or offending material,” and Article (7/b) of the
system stipulates: and the conditions of control stipulated in Article 4 of
this system or its suspension.
The decision was taken after reviewing the content of the
film and making sure that the presence of such scenes is a clear violation of
the provisions of the legislation governing the work of the authority.
