200 prostitutes sent to Cirebon rehab

200 prostitutes sent to Cirebon rehab

CIREBON, West Java: Some 200 sex workers apprehended by
Jakarta Police have been transported to Cirebon Budi Dharma
Rehabilitation Center, Palimanan district, some 20 kilometers
west of town.

The prostitutes, who were transported by four buses and
heavily guarded by security personnel, arrived at the center
early Wednesday so that local people did not notice their
arrival.

"The prostitutes were captured when they were conducting their
business in nightspots and massage parlors in Jakarta. They have
been transported here because they are native to the surrounding
areas such as Indramayu, Majalengka and Kuningan regencies," Ade
of the center told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.

She said the center would teach the sex workers practical
skills that could be used to embark on a new profession. --JP