Govt nab suspect prostitutes

Govt nab suspect prostitutes

BEKASI: Bekasi public order officers took 30 women into custody in the wee hours on Thursday on Jl. Juanda, Jl. Cut Mutiah and Jl. Ahmad Yani, suspecting them of soliciting for sex.

The officers later released 18 of the women.

"We released those who could produce their employee identification cards," head officer Hudoyo Saputro, explained.

The remaining dozen were taken to the Palimanan Rehabilitation Center, Cirebon in West Java, he said.

The presence of prostitutes, particularly around Jl. Ahmad Yani near Bekasi Sports Center, has raised residents' ire. Boy Scouts often hold activities and camp at the sports center during weekends.

Hudoyo said the Bekasi administration would not give the prostitutes a chance to operate in the area. Public order officers would continue executing raids, he said. -- Antara