Mon, 29 Dec 2003

Police arrest strippers

JAKARTA: Central Jakarta Police arrested four women on Saturday morning who were allegedly working as strippers in a discotheque in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta.

Central Jakarta Police detectives chief Comr. CH Patoppi said that the women -- identified only as Nur, Sri, Nn and Mp -- have been charged with indecent behavior as stipulated in Chapter 281 of the Criminal Code.

Police also questioned the discotheque owner, WR, and the manager, E.

During the arrest, police also seized videotapes of the four suspects' performances.

"Our investigators have been questioning them intensively," Patoppi said. -- Antara