West Kalimantan Police-KKPAD Secure 5 Children From Hotel Room In Pontianak Allegedly Victims Of Online Prostitution

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PONTIANAK - The Pontianak City Police and the Regional Child Protection and Supervision Commission (KPPAD) of West Kalimantan have arrested five women who are still children who are suspected of being victims of crime, from a hotel in Pontianak City.

"Currently we are investigating whether these children are victims of online prostitution or other criminal acts, and in this case, we are continuing to investigate", said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit for Pontianak Police, AKP Indra Asrianto, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, November 23.

He explained that the disclosure of the children's whereabouts originated from public information regarding indications of online prostitution in a hotel.

"Once we received the information, together with the West Kalimantan KPPAD, we carried out a raid on one of the hotels on Setiabudi Street", he said.

From the raid, six people were arrested, namely four men and two women. Of the six arrested, five of them are still minors.

"Of the six people, we also secured one adult male", he said.

He added that in handling the case, his party together with the West Kalimantan KPPAD will coordinate with the Office of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) and the Integrated Child Service Center (PLAT) of the Pontianak City Social Service.

"To ensure whether the child is being rehabilitated before being returned to their parents. Meanwhile, the adult male will be further examined", he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of the West Kalimantan KPPAD, Eka Nurhayati Ishak, said that from the confessions obtained, some of those who were detained had stayed for three nights at the hotel.

"We hope that parents will increase their supervision of their children so that they are not wrong in socializing and are not trapped in activities that are prohibited by law and religious norms", she said.

She added that way the children can be known when they finish school, whether they go straight home or go outside so that their interactions are still controlled.

"For this case, we still leave the handling to the police, but we still provide assistance to those whose status is still a child", he said.