Anita Rachman – Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician Arifinto says he has no responsibility to answer to leaders of the House of Representatives on the issue of his resignation.

The conservative legislator, who was caught watching pornographic videos on his tablet computer during a House plenary session, continues to show up for work at the House, forcing leaders to question the seriousness of his resignation.

"The House leaders are not my bosses, and I don't have any responsibility to report to them," he said on Friday.

Several House leaders have suggested that the lawmaker personally send them a letter of resignation. Usually a letter of resignation is tendered to the party, and is then passed on to the House of Representatives, which then hands it to the General Elections Commission (KPU) verify the resignation. Then, if the president approves the resignation, he will issue a decree.

Although he was unaware of the exact date he had tendered his resignation to PKS, Arifinto assured on Friday that the letter had been sent. He said that he would continue to work at the House while the letter was passed around and until President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono approved his resignation.

"Just use common logic," he said. "I am just doing [this] based on what the law states. "Even if I am no longer a lawmaker, I still have the right to come to the House, right? I am also one of the people."

Asked whether he had fulfilled the requirements of PKS' Shariah Board to ask for God's forgiveness 100 times with 40 days, to read the entire Koran with 30 days and to give alms to 60 poor people, he declined to comment. "That's my duty for life," he said.