Securing 36 Prostitutes From Pekat Operations In Solo, Police Officers Visited By Gibran Rakabuming Raka

The police conduct identity checks on 36 prostitutes on the streets (Photo: ANTARA/HO)

JAKARTA - Members of the Surakarta City Police and their police officers arrested and questioned 36 female commercial sex workers (CSWs).

Penyakit Masyarakat (Pekat) Operation was carried out in two locations in the Solo region, namely Kestalan and Gilingan, Banjarsari, Solo, on Saturday, February 27 evening.

"36 female sex workers are being checked for identity and there will be guidance at the Panti Karya Wanita Laweyan Solo. The majority of them are from residents outside Solo, some are from Sukoharjo, Semarang, and the Madura e-KTP," said Surakarta Police Chief Grand Commissioner Ade Safri Sim Continak in Solo, as reported by Antara, Sunday, February 28.

In particular, the Head of Police, Ade Safri, expressed his gratitude for the intense activity of receiving support from the Mayor of Surakarta, Gibran Rakabuming Raka. The mayor of Surakarta, who was traveling to monitor the city of Surakarta, took the time to stop by to provide support for this intense operation.

The Mayor of Surakarta, Gibran Rakabuming, and his entourage went to the security gathering point and immediately asked if any Solo residents were involved. Residents who are secured in the operation will be nurtured.

The police chief explained that in the Kestalan Banjarsari area, the officers managed to secure 17 prostitutes on the streets. Then proceed to the Gilingan bus terminal area, as many as 19 prostitutes were secured. Total 36 people.

The 36 detained prostitutes were taken to the Surakarta Police Headquarters for identity checks and then the guidance was carried out to be handed over to the Panti Karya Wanita Laweyan Solo.

The police chief explained that the Surakarta Police and the police in his ranks carried out concentrated operations covering women in street prostitution, gambling, and liquor which was carried out in the Solo area.

"Kegiatan Rutin Yang Ditingkatkan" (KRYD) in the program of "Tiada Hari Tanpa Razia" (THTR).

This Pekat operation, said the Head of Police, was an effort by the Surakarta Police in order to maintain and maintain the public security and order so that Solo remained conducive. Because all criminal acts originate from the source of the problem of community disease.

"We hope that the city of Solo remains conducive, safe, and comfortable," said the Police Chief.