Discotheque closed down

Discotheque closed down

YOGYAKARTA: The authorities closed down the Papillon
Discotheque on Monday for operating without a permit.

Spokesman of the Yogyakarta administration, Boedhi Prasetyo,
was quoted by the Antara news agency as saying that the manager
had been given ample warnings and ordered to close the business
down by themselves.

Only after the manager failed to respond did the authorities
officially close the discotheque, Boedhi said.

Papillon manager Agus Indriarto protested the closure of the
discotheque, saying that the authorities should have waited until
he could appeal the order in court.

"I'm just a worker here, but the owner, Gusti Ambarkusuma,
will never accept it," he said.

A number of local Moslem leaders supported Mayor R. Widagdo's
decision to close down the discotheque. (swe)