Defiant discos to be closed

Defiant discos to be closed

JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will close down discotheques which continue operating beyond the permitted closing time of 2 a.m., Kuseini Budiantoro, head of the City Security and Order Office, warned yesterday.

"We have allowed several discotheques closed down recently to resume operation. But if they still violate the operating hours we will not hesitate to close them again," Kuseini said.

In a related development, a city councilor urged the municipal administration to revoke the operating permits of defiant discotheques for good.

"The city administration should closely monitor the activities of these discotheques to wipe out the impression that there is collusion between certain city officials and the owners of the discotheques," Saud Rahman said. (31)