Ulemas to raid street cafes

Ulemas to raid street cafes

BOGOR (JP): Thousands of ulemas threatened to ravage street
cafes along the main road in Parung, Cileungsi, Jonggol and
Puncak if the places, where prostitutes are believed to operate,
were not closed down by Aug. 20.

The chairman of the Bogor ulemas assembly, Habib Ahmad Syaugi
Gathmyr, said on Thursday the Puncak area in East Java would be
the main focus of the raid.

"If we see nothing done by Aug. 20, we will deploy our ulemas
to destroy those places," he said.

In response to the threat, deputy regent chief Nana Suryana
held a meeting with Bogor Police chief Sr. Comr. Bambang Wasgito
and several ulemas to discuss the matter.

"We have instructed the local administration to close down the
street cafes, the deadline is Aug. 17. We have also requested the
ulemas to not take the matter into their own hands," Nana said.

He also called on the ulemas to respect the rights of the
stall owners and their workers.(21/06)