Prostitutes In Tanah Abang Got Raided By Satpol PP While Waiting For Customers

One of the prostitutes caught in a raid/Photo: Rizky Sulistio

JAKARTA - A number of commercial sex workers (PSK) who often hang out around the Tanah Abang Market area, Central Jakarta, have been caught by dozens of joint officers.

The prostitutes did not move when the joint officers ambushed them while they were hanging around looking for customers. The raid was carried out on Monday, April 10, in the evening until Tuesday, April 11, in the early morning.

"There are 15 people arrested, they are prostitutes and need social welfare services (PPKS)," the Head of Satpol PP, Tanah Abang District, Budi Salamun told VOI, Tuesday, April 11, in the early morning.

A total of 60 joint personnel were deployed in the operation with the main target of the PSK and PPKS. The women sex workers were arrested when selling themselves in a number of places.

Starting from the Jalan Kebon Jati area, Jalan Jatibaru Raya, Kampung Bali Village, and the Kebon Kacang area in Tanah Abang District.

One of the prostitutes was caught in a raid/Photo: Rizky Sulistio

"This operation targets prostitutes and PPKS. Those who are caught are taken to the Kedoya Social Institution to undergo social rehabilitation," he said.

Meanwhile, the 60 joint personnel came from Satpol PP, Tanah Abang District, Kasi Ops Satpol PP Kora, P3S officers, Transportation Agency, FKDM, TNI, and Polri. This operation for community diseases will continue to be intensified by Satpol PP until the takbiran night (the last day's night of Ramadhan) in order to create a safe and conducive area.