Police ask Playboy to end Indonesian edition

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

Police asked Playboy magazine Thursday to stop publishing its Indonesian edition out of fears it could enrage Muslims, and officials of the publication said they were considering the request.

Previously, police and government officials said that there were no laws to ban the magazine, which has no nudity and is no more risque than other publications already sold here.

On Thursday, around 100 Muslims rallied outside the Jakarta offices of Playboy and other racy magazines.

''This is all part of a conspiracy aimed at destroying Islam through the moral corruption of its younger generation,'' said Mohamad Jamil, a protest organizer. ''Therefore, there is no other choice than to destroy Playboy.''

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