 The City of Amsterdam said Thursday it is shutting down nearly one-third of the 350 prostitution "windows" in the city's famed red light district as part of a crackdown on crime in the area. The city said a 2003 law allowed it to deny or revoke brothels' licenses when it suspected operators would use them for money laundering or other illegal financial activity, "which in concrete terms means that those involved won't be able to continue their businesses" after Jan. 1, the city said in a statement. "We're not knights on a morality crusade, and this is intended to target financial crime, not prostitution per se," said city spokesman Martien Maten. "But we do think this will change the face of the Red Light District." The Dutch government legalized prostitution in 2000 with an eye to making it easier to tax and regulate. Even before then, Amsterdam's Red Light District was tolerated by authorities and had become a major tourist attraction....
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