'Beware of brothel burning'

'Beware of brothel burning'

SURABAYA, East Java: Surabaya Police chief Sr. Comr. Ito
Sumardi has asked the local military to back up police to step up
security around brothels in the city due to the distribution of
circulars threatening to burn down the red-light district.

The circulars were believed to have been distributed by local
Muslim organizations in line with the recent demonstration held
by around 300 sex workers to protest the brothels' closure during
the fasting month of Ramadhan.

"We have held a dialog with local Muslim figures to discuss
the threat and they have entrusted the police with the
enforcement of the law," he said here on Saturday.

He said the police would continue patrolling to make sure all
entertainment centers, massage parlors, nightclubs and brothels
remain closed during the fasting month in line with the local
administration's ruling. --Antara