An Indonesian politician who passed anti-pornography laws has resigned after being caught looking at lewd images in parliament.

An Indonesian MP who helped pass a tough anti-pornography law has resigned after being caught watching sexually explicit videos on his computer during a parliamentary debate.

Prosecutors were searching for the former editor-in-chief of Playboy Indonesia today after he was sentenced to two years in prison for publishing pictures of scantily-clothed women.

THE editor-in-chief of Playboy Indonesia was yesterday acquitted of charges that he violated the Muslim nation’s indecency laws by publishing pictures of scantily clothed women.