West Java Government Prepares Rehabilitation for Students Involved in Gay Party

Bandung (ANTARA) - The Governor of West Java, Dedi Mulyadi, stated that the provincial government is preparing rehabilitation assistance for students involved in a gay party at a nightclub in Karawang Regency.

“The policy is, if they are students, then we are obliged to provide rehabilitation. If it is the general public, then perhaps I must also provide improvement,” he said in Bandung on Tuesday.

“We will look into institutions that can provide treatment for gay individuals. Hopefully, military barracks can assist in resolving this issue,” he added.

Dedi stated that the provincial government is attempting to verify the identities of the participants at the Karawang nightclub to determine which attendees are adolescents and students.

Dedi expressed his support for the Karawang Regency Government’s efforts in handling the matter.

“From a regional perspective, the Regent has stated that there is no place for gay individuals in Karawang. It is now up to the Regent and all relevant officials to take more concrete action,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of Public Relations for the West Java Regional Police, Kombes Pol Hendra Rochmawan, stated that police conducted inspections at the Karawang nightclub following the circulation of a video depicting indecent acts during a party recorded on Sunday (7/6) at approximately 01:00 WIB.

Based on the video circulating on social media platforms, he explained that Karawang Police officers inspected ‘Theater Night Mart’ and sought information regarding the owner of the nightclub where the party was held.

Hendra reported that after questioning seven witnesses, including the nightclub owner, between 8 and 9 June 2026, police have named three individuals as suspects in the crime of same-sex indecency, namely SA, RD, and DD.

“We are conducting intensive investigations today and further into the perpetrators seen in the circulated video,” he said.

The three arrested suspects are being charged under Articles 406 and 414 of the Criminal Code.

“Article 406 pertains to cases of indecency in public and indecency in the presence of others, carrying a prison sentence of 2 years and 6 months, while Article 414 pertains to acts of indecency, which carries a sentence of up to 9 years,” Hendra explained.