Officers caught with pants down

JAKARTA: A joint team from the Jakarta Military Police, and the Army, Air Force and Navy arrested nine members of the military and police late on Saturday evening who were caught frequenting the Boker prostitution complex in Ciracas, East Jakarta.

The raid, led by the Military Police's Capt. Lutfi, was part of a joint effort to enforce discipline among military and police personnel.

Lutfi said, as quoted by SCTV television, that military and police personnel were prohibited from visiting prostitution areas according to their respective disciplinary codes.

If proven guilty, they could receive between 14 and 21 days in detention, he said. --JP