Scandalous merchandise seized<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): City police have seized 3,465 calendars and
\n1,000 postcards depicting scantily dressed women, in a series of
\nraids launched late last week.<\/p>\n
Capt. Ronny F. Sompie, head of the Gambling and Social Affairs
\nUnit of the City Police Crime Investigation Directorate, told
\nreporters yesterday that the evidence had been confiscated and
\neight sellers and two distributors are being questioned.<\/p>\n
The series of raids were carried out in several areas
\nthroughout the city, such as from a sidewalk trader in the Blok M
\nshopping area and at the traffic lights on Jl. Pattimura in South
\nJakarta and around the Pasar Pagi market in West Jakarta, he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Based on preliminary questioning, the calendars and postcards
\nwere printed by three different companies, identified only as PT
\nK and PT GK in Surabaya, East Java, and PT AO in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The 3,465 confiscated calendars consisted of 3,350 wall
\ncalendars and 115 desk calendars.<\/p>\n
The calendars were being peddled at traffic lights for Rp
\n15,000 (US$6.90) each and were flaunted for all to see.<\/p>\n
Ronny said the posters featured half-naked females.<\/p>\n
"The pictures in the calendars could encourage people,
\nparticularly teenagers, to become sexually active," Ronny said.<\/p>\n
The ten suspects being held for questioning, if found guilty
\nof inciting public unrest, may face a maximum jail term of two
\nyears and eight months or a fine of Rp 45,000 (US$20.60). Due to
\nthe light term, none of them are being detained but their cases
\nwill be tried soon, Ronny said.<\/p>\n
According to the police, the pictures, some of which are of
\nlocal artists, are too suggestive to be displayed as the models
\nare scantily dressed in underwear and swimsuits and are in
\nprovocative poses.<\/p>\n
Some of the local artists featured in the calendars are Ayu
\nYohana, Tofana Dewi, Windi Cindyana, Anna Istiana, Linda and
\nMalfin.<\/p>\n
According to Ronny, the distributors of the calendars and the
\nposters ordered the merchandise from the printing companies based
\non market demand.<\/p>\n
"Each printing company has a thick catalog showing a wide
\nrange of poses for the distributors to choose for their calendars
\nand posters," he said. (bsr)<\/p>",
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