Residents set fire to brothel

Residents set fire to brothel

JAMBI, Jambi: Over 100 angry residents of West Tanjungjabung
regency set fire to a brothel on Friday morning.

No fatalities were reported. The residents resorted to
violence after the brothel owner refused to cease operations
during Ramadhan. He was beaten and kicked but eventually managed
to get away.

West Tanjungjabung Police Adj. Sr. Comr. Sutrisno
Yudhihermawan said the police would hunt down the people
responsible for instigating the attack.

"The attack is in violation of the law and will be dealt
sternly," he said. -- JP