Residents raid gambling house

Residents raid gambling house

YOGYAKARTA: Eight hundred residents of Notoprajan and
Suronatan subdistricts here raided a gambling house Sunday and
caught 19 alleged gamblers.

Spearheaded by the United Development Party's local
paramilitary task force, the raid was launched at 3 a.m. at the
Ndalem Notoprajan housing complex near the Sultan's palace.

"All alleged gamblers have been handed over to the police,
along with all evidence. We want the police to proceed with the
case as soon as possible," Syarief Hidayat, who commanded the
task force, said.

Area residents have publicly said they would not tolerate
gambling in their neighborhoods and threatened to "raid" alleged
gambling houses. (23)