Deposed Hamas government on Saturday denied that it had taken measures to restrict general liberty in the Gaza Strip.

"The government denies that it had made any new decision or given instructions violating the existed laws regarding the issue of freedom," said Taher al-Nounou, a spokesman for the Islamic movement's administration.

His remarks followed reports that Hamas had ratified a list of procedures which its security forces would forcefully apply in the Gaza Strip to spread Islamic awareness and prevent behavior that contradict with Muslim ethics.

"The reports try to convey an unrealistic image of the situation in the Gaza Strip," al-Nounou added in a statement sent to the media.

However, al-Nounou stressed that his government, which seized power after routing the secular Fatah movement of President Mahmoud Abbas in 2007, "is strictly observing the general moral and keeps calling for benign ethics."

The Ministry of Religious Affairs in Gaza has launched a campaign calling for removing any scene that doesn't meet the Islam. For example, preachers toured Gaza markets and urged store owners to hide posters that showed women's images. However, Hamas and the people agree that this campaign is based on peaceful guidance.

(Xinhua News Agency July 26, 2009)