He plans to ask the publishers to meet with police to discuss the matter, but
would appeal to higher authorities for support of a postponement if Playboy did
not voluntarily comply.
The postponement would allow police time to investigate whether Playboy's first
issue had violated any laws, Gani said.
The first edition of Playboy Indonesia hit news stands Friday, April 7.
About 85 percent of Indonesia's 220 million people are Muslims, making it the
world's post populous Muslim country.
Founded in 1953, Playboy has about 20 local editions around the world that
cater to local taste rather than simply exporting and translating its US
content.
Vacated
Detikcom news service reported that the local publishers had been kicked out of
their Jakarta office.
"The magazine publisher has also endangered other tenants," said P.P. Poli,
from a firm currently taking care of the building.
He said the company had violated its lease by claiming to be a production
house.
Angry Indonesians vandalized the building on Wednesday, April 12, in a protest
against it's the magazine's publication.
They threw rocks at the front lobby, breaking windows of the building several
days after the magazine hit news-stands for the first time.
Indonesians, including women and children, protested outside the building on
Thursday. The protest ended peacefully.
Though vocalizing opposition to the debut of Playboy, the Indonesian government
has admitted that its legal hands remain tied.
Porn discs are readily, if discreetly, available across the capital Jakarta for
as little as 6,000 rupiah ($60 cents).
In recent years, lifestyle magazines have flooded Indonesia's markets,
including those targeting a male audience.
Many are franchises of foreign publications in the United States, Europe,
Australia and more liberal Asian nations.
FHM Indonesia, Sexy, Marta and Popular are but some of the more daring men's
magazines on sale along Jakarta's busy streets.
