Indonesia Court Sentences Playboy Executive To Two Years in Jail for Indecency

Erwin Arnada, 47, former editor-in-chief of Playboy Indonesia, has begun a two-year sentence for publishing pictures of women in undergarments — photos that are less revealing than the standard ads found in the Subway.

The prosecution was pushed by the Islamic extremists who are increasingly controlling the courts and politics of that country.

The Court found Arnada guilty of violating indecency laws — overruling a 2007 acquittal by the South Jakarta District Court.

The Islamic Defenders’ Front celebrated the sentence as upholding Sharia principles and punishment for pornography which the group appears to define as most pictures short of a burqa.

Source: Guardian