Tangerang probes massage parlor

TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang administration will summon the owner of Classic massage parlor, located on the fourth floor of the Model building on Jl. Merdeka, because it is strongly believed to have abused the operating permit issued for such a massage parlor.

Tangerang city councilor Cecep Surapati told newsmen recently that the city council members will summon the management of the massage parlor to ask them about the nature of their business as well as the citizenship of the owner.

The owner of the parlor is believed to be a Korean.

Cecep said the parlor has allegedly violated the license which was issued by the township administration by hiring lady masseurs while the original license says it is for traditional massage with blind people as its masseurs.

According to people who have frequented the place, there are strong indications that the parlor has "doubled" as a brothel.

Councilor Eddy Sulaeman said that he will file a strong protest with the Tangerang administration to immediately revoke the operation permit of the so-called massage parlor if the allegations are proven to be true. (13/mas)