Two men questioned over burning of Ciawi nightspot<\/p>\n
BOGOR (JP): Police were still questioning two men over the
\nweekend who are believed to have incited hundreds of people to
\nburn three entertainment spots in the popular Ciawi mountainous
\nresort area here last Thursday.<\/p>\n
Bogor regional police chief Col. Hari Setyabudhi said Saturday
\nthe men, whose identities are being withheld, were detained after
\nintensive questioning of dozens of witnesses following the
\ndestruction of nightspots Duta Parahiangan II and Saung Kawita
\nand a billiard center named Ibu Tutuk.<\/p>\n
\"Up to now, we have not named any suspects, but we believe the
\ntwo men were the masterminds of the mayhem,\" Hari told media.<\/p>\n
Hari quoted a witness as saying that hundreds of locals,
\nmostly youngsters, were seen gathered in front of Duta
\nParahiangan at 9 p.m. The crowd grew rapidly in number.<\/p>\n
Two hours later, the stone-carrying mob warned the patrons and
\nworkers at the nightspot and the two nearby places to leave
\nbecause they were intent on destroying the buildings.<\/p>\n
After determining the people had left, the mob stoned the
\nbuildings and set them on fire.<\/p>\n
\"The people were furious because owners of the entertainment
\nspots have seemingly ignored the appeal from the local Moslem
\npreachers and the regent's decision to stop operating,\" officer
\nHari said.<\/p>\n
No injuries were reported and owners of the establishments
\nwere still calculating material losses.<\/p>\n
About 140 Moslem preachers from Ciawi, Megamendung and Cisarua
\ndistricts have repeatedly visited the regency and the city
\ncouncil, demanding the authorities permanently close down all
\nentertainment spots in the area.<\/p>\n
They argued the nightspots were fronts for vice and violated
\nreligious teachings.<\/p>\n
Bogor Regent Eddie Yoso Martadipura decided earlier this month
\nto temporarily close the establishments until an agreement was
\nreached between the owners and the preachers.<\/p>\n
No agreement has been reached and the regent has not lifted
\nhis decision, but some nightspots are apparently still operating.<\/p>\n
Chief of the regional inspector Fauzi Si'in said he had sealed
\nseveral establishments following the regent's decision.<\/p>\n
But the buildings destroyed last week were among those that
\nignored the regent's decision.<\/p>\n
\"The operators should respect the aspirations of the local
\ncommunity who asked them to stop operating,\" Fauzi said. (ivy\/24)<\/p>",
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