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Former Indonesian Playboy editor faces jail time

Prosecutors were searching Thursday for the former editor-in-chief of Playboy Indonesia after the highest court sentenced him to two years in prison for publishing pictures of scantily clothed women.

Erwin Arnada was acquitted by the South Jakarta District Court in April 2007, with judges arguing the photos could not be categorized as pornography under the country’s criminal code. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court, which issued a guilty verdict in 2009 but only informed the prosecutors on Wednesday. It was not clear why. Get the full story »