Police are asking Playboy to postpone its next Indonesian edition of the magazine after a loud mob stormed its local offices, causing much damage this week.
Jakarta police chief Firman Gani told reporters that the magazine should postpone its next edition until tempers cool after protestors vandalized Playboy offices following the publication of the magazine’s first issue in this Muslim country, Reuters reported today.
Gani said the postponement would allow police to investigate the incident and whether Playboy violated any laws by publishing the magazine, which did not include nudity.
Nudity in this country is illegal and punishable with heavy fines and jail time.
A source told the news agency that Playboy had already vacated its local offices following the riot.
A speaker at an anti-Playboy rally told supporters that protesters would remove other magazines deemed pornographic from store shelves.
Among the protestors were members of the hardline group Islamic Defenders Front, which is known for attacking massage parlors and bars that sell alcohol during the Muslin fasting periods.
Chicago-based Playboy publishes about 20 foreign editions based on local tastes.
