ERBIL-Hewler, Kurdistan region ‘Iraq’,— The Ministry of Transport and Communications in Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), announced that it will not abide by the decision of blocking porn sites that was issued by the Iraqi parliament.

The ministry’s spokesman, Omed Mohammed Salih said in a statement in Patriotic Union of Kurdistan PUK site, that the parliament’s decision to block porn sites doesn’t include Kurdistan region, noting that his ministry is committed to the laws and decisions of Parliament and KRG on these issues.

He said it will be difficult for the Iraqi Ministry of Transportation to implement this decision because of the large number of porn sites that are difficult to control, noting that even if the ministry applied the decision and, it would be a formality and would be unable to stop it all.

He said that the region had previously endorsed such a decision, as the word (sex) only has been banned by Internet companies operating in the region to prevent opening sites that contain that word.

However, the medical colleges quickly objected it because has many scientific lessons that contain the mentioned word and need Internet to get information on them so it canceled the resolution.

He noted that the Iraqi government has no authority to force Internet companies operating in the region to adhere to its decision because the region does not get any Internet line from Baghdad.

Omid Mohammed added that the Internet lines companies operating in the region holds a work permit from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in KRG and operating under instructions.

Iraqi parliament voted on Monday in its regular session on a decision committing the Ministry of Communications to block porn sites.

The source said that Council members voted in the 22nd session, on a decision committing the Ministry of Communications to block pornographic sites. Earlier Monday , the parliament held its session chaired by, Salim al-Jubouri in the presence of 190 MPs.

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