<p>Arifinto, who represents the conservative Islamic Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), was caught on camera on Friday looking at a pornographic image on the tablet, which he held slightly under his table, during a plenary session.<br /><br />The photograph, first posted on a local news website, was picked up by other media and sparked a public outcry on the Twitter microblogging site over the weekend.<br /><br />"Shameful. Just flog and stone (him). Improper!" user @benimonzieur tweeted. The case is under investigation, House Ethics Council deputy chairman Nudirman Munir said today.<br /><br />"We're carrying out intensive verification to see he had indeed violated the code of ethics," he told AFP.<br /><br />"If proven true, this is a serious violation as he would have ruined the image and dignity of parliament. It's best that he resign, or face dismissal," Munir added.<br /><br />Arifinto however claimed he had unintentionally opened an email link that led to "pornographic images", the Jakarta Globe newspaper reported.</p>
<p>Arifinto, who represents the conservative Islamic Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), was caught on camera on Friday looking at a pornographic image on the tablet, which he held slightly under his table, during a plenary session.<br /><br />The photograph, first posted on a local news website, was picked up by other media and sparked a public outcry on the Twitter microblogging site over the weekend.<br /><br />"Shameful. Just flog and stone (him). Improper!" user @benimonzieur tweeted. The case is under investigation, House Ethics Council deputy chairman Nudirman Munir said today.<br /><br />"We're carrying out intensive verification to see he had indeed violated the code of ethics," he told AFP.<br /><br />"If proven true, this is a serious violation as he would have ruined the image and dignity of parliament. It's best that he resign, or face dismissal," Munir added.<br /><br />Arifinto however claimed he had unintentionally opened an email link that led to "pornographic images", the Jakarta Globe newspaper reported.</p>