THM Raids In Padang, 15 Women Caught By Satpol PP Because They Don't Want ID Cards

Satpol PP Padang raided a number of nightclubs in Padang City on Sunday morning (ANTARA)

The Civil Service Police Unit (Satpol) of Padang City, West Sumatra Province, netted 15 women in a number of nightclubs (THM) in the city of 900 thousand people during a raid with a joint team on Sunday morning.

The head of the Padang City Civil Service Police Unit, Mursalim, said the 15 women who were caught did not have identification cards and his party also secured two men.

"In the examination that we conducted at a number of nightclubs in Padang City, they were caught and we took them to the Satpol PP Headquarters for further investigation," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Sunday, February 19.

According to him, this raid was held in order to comply with the justisi and maintain order and peace in the Padang City area.

A joint team consisting of POM AD, POM AL, POM AU, BNNP West Sumatra and Padang Satpol PP personnel conducted inspections of a number of nightclubs in Padang City.

"Those caught will be processed and examined by the Civil Servant Investigator (PPNS)," he said.

He said the raids carried out in order to maintain order and comfort and enforce regional regulations for Satpol PP Padang personnel would continue to be intense in carrying out surveillance.

"Of course, in this case, we will continue to synergize with various parties in enforcing this regional regulation," he said.

He said this activity was an effort to maintain the norms that were still in effect in the city of Padang and he hoped that personnel could minimize immoral acts and things that were contrary to the norms that apply in Padang City in general, West Sumatra.

"We are trying to maintain the norms that apply in the city of Padang, the Indigenous Indigenous Syarak Syarak Basahdi Kitabullah (ABS-SBK), of course this is also an enforcement of order and norms of decency in the city of Padang," he said.

Previously, the Satpol PP also secured two women suspected of being commercial sex workers who were looking for online customers, namely the Mi Chat application on Saturday (18/2).

The Head of P3D Padang Satpol PP Rio Ebu Pratama said the two women had the initials SP (28) and MN (18) who were secured in two locations.

The SP perpetrators were secured at a jasmine hotel on Olo Ladang Street, West Padang District and the MN perpetrator at a hotel on Bundo Kanduang Street.

According to him, in accordance with the rules, the development of those caught is further processed by PPNS Satpol PP Padang, this is to ensure whether they really peddle themselves as prostitutes.

"If proven, of course we will carry out further coaching," he said.