Tangerang 'bans' liquor, prostitution<\/p>\n
Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang<\/p>\n
The Tangerang Municipal Council has endorsed bylaws banning the
\nsale of alcoholic drinks and prostitution, but activists doubt if
\nlocal authorities will have the courage to actually implement the
\nlaws.<\/p>\n
\"Learning from past experience, many bylaws caused hot debate
\nbefore they were endorsed, but then turned into paper tigers
\nafter the Council passed them,\" Mulyadi, chairman of Tangerang
\nIslamic Ukuwah Forum (FUIT), said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
He cited bylaws banning pedicabs and street vendors on main
\nroads as examples of local authorities' poor record in enforcing
\nregulations.<\/p>\n
\"Pedicabs still operate freely on all main roads, while street
\nvendors have never gone away from the municipality,\" said
\nWahyudi, urging mayor Wahidin Halim to take stern action against
\nviolators.<\/p>\n
Imron Khamami, coordinator of Pattiro Advocation Division,
\nvoiced similar doubts about local authorities' seriousness in
\nimplementing the regulations.<\/p>\n
He urged mayor Wahidin to form a police-backed task force to
\nmonitor the bylaws' implementation.<\/p>\n
The liquor bylaw bans the distribution and sale of alcoholic
\ndrink, except in three-, four- and five-star hotels and
\ndesignated restaurants for on-the-spot consumption.<\/p>\n
Violators may face imprisonment of up to three months or a
\nfine of up to Rp 50 million (US$5,000).<\/p>\n
The antiprostitution bylaw, on the other hand, bans people,
\neither in public streets or places visible from public streets or
\nplaces where people can enter, from persuading or forcing other
\npeople, either by words or signs, into acts of prostitution.<\/p>\n
It also bans public intimacy, hugs and\/or kissing that may
\narouse sexual activity, either in public places or places visible
\nto the public such as hotels, restaurants, entertainment centers
\nor prostitution areas.<\/p>",
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