{"id":438292,"date":"2011-06-08T16:44:40","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T16:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/08\/pornography-%e2%80%98walks%e2%80%99-to-parliament-in-ghana\/"},"modified":"2011-06-08T16:44:40","modified_gmt":"2011-06-08T16:44:40","slug":"pornography-walks-to-parliament-in-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/08\/pornography-walks-to-parliament-in-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"Pornography \u2018Walks\u2019 To Parliament in ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"66\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=am9obi1kdW1lbG8tYW5kLWp1bGlldC1pYnJhaGltLmpwZw==';\" class=\"img1 c6\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/97922c5fimage.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><br \/>\nThe Minister for Chieftaincy and Culture last Thursday was at parliament to answer questions relating to how to minimize the effects of the exposure of the Ghanaian youth to pornographic and crime related films in the country.<\/p>\n<p>When the question was put by Hon. George Boakye, Member of Parliament for Asunafo South about the plans the Ministry had made to minimize the situation, he said, the Ministry relied on the agencies mandated to enforce the regulations which guide both public and private broadcasting stations, media houses and producers and most especially importers of films to safeguard Ghanaian values and national interests. According to him, the agencies include the Ghana Cinematograph Act 196Act 76 has been found to be grossly inadequate to control the spate of indecent, pornographic, violent as well as normally and culturally unacceptable films being exhibited on screens these days in public cinema, video, theatres and on television.<\/p>\n<p>He recalled that during the third parliament, a new Bill was passed but did not receive presidential assent because certain amendments proposed by the House affected the import of the Bill.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that, the Ministry was greatly concerned about the proliferation of pornographic materials via the internet and sale of pornographic films on Digital Versatile Disc DVD and Video Compact Disc ]VCD] on the open market as well as magazines and newspapers on the Newsstands.<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned that, the ministry in its cultural policy, recognize the importance of the audio-visual media, especially a virile film industry as an indispensable tool not only for cultural promotion but as a means of education, information dissemination and entertainment enactment of appropriate regulations to protect and safeguard values and national interests.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=aW1hZ2VMb2NhbFBvcm4xMjU5OTc1NTYuanBn';\" class=\"img1 c6\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/3ba94edcimage.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=c2V4eHkuanBn';\" class=\"img1 c6\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/1cce8e6cimage.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Do you have a story\/gist for publication? 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