INDECENCY charges against the editor of Indonesian Playboy have been thrown out of court, prompting an outcry from Islamic groups.
Erwin Arnada vowed to continue publishing, but said his magazine - tame by Western standards - would not feature nudity.
Following the verdict, Mr Arnada unfurled a poster of a Playboy bunny, featuring the caption: "God saves our bunnies."
The case has become a lightning rod in the hard-fought morality war being waged by Muslim groups. Mr Arnada had to move his offices to Bali last year, after being besieged by rock-throwing protesters.
More than 200 members of the hardline Islamic Defenders Front attended yesterday's verdict. "Welcome to pornography country," one shouted as the South Jakarta District court dismissed the charges, which could have seen Mr Arnada jailed for more than two years.
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