Makes Small Judging Selling Of Women For IDR 150 Thousand Once 'Eksekusi,' Women From Probolinggo Become Suspects

Photos of police archives opening the curtain of a prostitution place in the form of a small booth at the back of a pimp's stall with the initials SNR

MATARAM - Mataram City Police, West Nusa Tenggara, named seven suspects from the disclosure of prostitution cases that fall into the category of trafficking crimes. One of the cases of concern occurred in the Mandalika Terminal area. A suspect with the role of pimp or prostitution service provider was arrested based on the results of a search for public information. The suspect has the initials SNR (50), a woman from Probolinggo, East Java. He prepared a small booth at the back of his kiosk as a place of prostitution. Sebagai tersangka, SNR terungkap menjual seorang perempuan asal Jawa Timur kepada pengunjung terminal dengan cara menawarkan harga Rp150 ribu. Mataram Police Chief Kombes Ariefaldi Warganegara said this prostitution case was revealed during the 2024 Rinjani Pekat Operation period which lasted for two weeks, from February 26 to March 10, 2024. Apart from SNR, six other pimps were also named suspects. "This concentrated operation is part of the National Police's commitment to eradicate community ills, which often results in disturbances to security and public order, especially ahead of the holy month of Ramadan 1445 Hijri," Arief said at a press conference in Mataram, Antara, Tuesday, March 19. In addition to the circulation of alcoholic beverages (minol), and gambling, the National Police also sees prostitution as part of community disease so that it is again included in the target of disclosing Operation Pekat Rinjani 2024. In the two weeks of implementation, seven suspects were named from the disclosure of seven prostitution cases. "Seven suspects in this prostitution case are on average all women who are suspected of acting as pimps," he said. From this person's trade crime case, the SNR suspect along with six other pimps have now been thrown into the Mataram Police detention cell.

The SNR suspect along with six other pimps were subject to Article 296 of the Criminal Code and/or Article 506 of the Criminal Code concerning providers of prostitution services with a maximum penalty of 1 year and 4 months in prison with a maximum fine of IDR 15,000.