City nabs 29 alleged sex workers

City nabs 29 alleged sex workers

JAKARTA: Some 24 women and five men dressed as women were
arrested by the city administration's joint team for allegedly
operating as sex workers on the streets during a raid that
started late on Wednesday evening and ended early Thursday.

"They were brought here by city officers at around 3:00 a.m.,"
said Sulaiman Nasution, a staff member at the Rehabilitation
Center in Kedoya, West Jakarta. "The youngest of them is 17 years
old, while the oldest is 50."

He said that the arrested persons would receive several short
courses on cooking and other skills during their stay at the
center.

The joint team comprised from officers from Jakarta Police and
officials from City Public Order Agency and City Social Agency.
They targeted certain streets known to be areas where the public
can make contact with commercial sex workers. -- JP