Red light area to be closed

Red light area to be closed

JAKARTA (JP): The West Jakarta administration will close down
26 brothels, comprising some 110 rooms, in the notorious Kalijodo
red light district over the next week.

Karsidin, an administration official, said on Monday that the
government is still preparing a decree to ban prostitution in the
area to pave the way for the government's plan to develop a green
area.

The job was not easy as Karsidin said that a pimp had tried
to bribe him Rp 80 million (US$38,000) to cancel the plan.

"Someone called me and promised to give such an amount of
money if only the proposal was canceled," Karsidin was quoted by
Terbit as saying. (09)