Griya Metropolis Massage Place Is Permanently Closed Due To Prostitution And Violating Operating Hours

Jakarta Satpol PP officers give a written warning and permanent closure (Laily Rahmawaty / Antara)

JAKARTA - The Jakarta Civil Service Police Unit (Satpol PP) permanently closed the Griya Metropolis massage place in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, Wednesday for allegedly violating many regulations.

"During the operation on January 22, 2021, the Metropolis Massage Griya was found to have violated operating hours regulations, then prostitution was also found," said Jakarta Satpol PP Civil Servant Investigator (PPNS), Eko Saptono, in Jakarta, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, 10 January.

Thus, he stressed, Griya Metropolis has repeatedly violated the Large-Scale Social Restriction (PSBB) regulations and provided prostitution places.

According to him, the mistake of the Metropolis Massage House had violated Regional Regulation No. 8 of 2007 concerning Public Order (Tibum).

Then, it also violates Regional Regulation Number 18 of 2018 concerning the Implementation of Tourism Business and Governor Regulation (Pergub) Number 3 of 2021 concerning Pergub Number 7 of 2020 concerning the Application of Discipline in Law Enforcement of Health Protocols.

"The Metropolis Massage Studio also carries out activities in the morning," he said.

Eko said that the closing steps were taken to minimize business places that violate the Regional Regulations and Regional Head Regulations (Perkada) in the DKI Jakarta area.

In addition, as an effort to prevent and control COVID-19 in the capital city.

During the closure, Eko continued, his party promised to carry out supervision, ensuring that business premises that were sanctioned with closure were not allowed to operate again.

"As long as we close it, there should be no activities in this Metropolis. We will continue to supervise it at the provincial, sub-district to city level," said Eko.

Eko added, his party wants business owners to be disciplined in implementing health protocols, not only thinking about how businesses can keep going during a pandemic but ignoring the rules, because if the pandemic is out of control, the economy will also be disrupted.

Based on data from the Jakarta Satpol PP, since the implementation of the PSBB in April 2020 to February 2021, 2,040 business establishments have been closed and of that number 551 of them have been sanctioned with fines.