Punish sex workers

Punish sex workers

From Neraca

I fully support the police's measures to curb the sex business
and gambling activities in large cities like Jakarta, Bandung and
Semarang and also in Bali. Such businesses always have a negative
impact which ultimately leads to crime.

My notes show that during the last month the police have
nabbed hundreds of high class comfort women who offer tariffs
ranging from Rp 250,000 to Rp 500,000, or even millions of rupiah
for a meeting. But I do not want the police to set the suspects
free without taking their case to court. Many times a criminal is
arrested but later released without trial. Some suspects are even
put under house arrest because someone guaranteed that they would
not flee the country.

In many cases suspects are released because there is no
evidence that they committed the crimes. This gives the
impression that the police can't do their job efficiently.

By mentioning this I do not mean to criticize the police but I
want to present the facts.

If criminals are penalized at all, the sentence is so light
that after completing their term they can resume their old
business.

In this context I appeal to the law enforcing bodies to deal
with crimes more seriously to check rising trend in the major
cities.

AGUS SANTOSO

Jakarta