Police seal massage parlor

JAKARTA (JP): Jatinegara police sealed late on Friday a massage parlor near the Duri Plaza ruko (shop-houses), which was suspected of running a prostitution business, police said on Saturday.

Jatinegara police chief Comr. F.X. Supardi said police took stern action against Mandarin, the massage center, after nearby residents had threatened to take the law into their own hands.

Earlier, nearby residents were shocked to find a girl running out of the massage center, terrified. The girl told the residents she was told to have sex with her guest. She said she had been in Jakarta for only a month and had worked as a massage girl for only a few days.

Four massage girls and three other people who claimed to be owners of the establishment were all being held by police for questioning.(emf)