23 Food Stalls That Prepare Covert Prostitution Services In Kudus Become Truck Driver Subscriptions

An officer of the Satpol PP Kudus Regency, Central Java, witnessed the excavator operator tearing down a food stall on Jalan Boulevard Lingkar Pancing (Via ANTARA)

The Kudus Regency Satpol PP, Central Java, together with the TNI and Polri uncovered 34 dimly lit stalls on Jalan Boulevard Lingkar that were allegedly used for covert prostitution transactions. In the demolition there was no resistance from the shop owners because previously they had been given a warning letter up to three times to dismantle the semi-permanent shop building themselves. The joint team prepared heavy equipment to forcibly dismantle the building, some of which were suspected to be dim stalls. "We have given 34 building owners along the Kudus Ring Road warning letters up to three times. Meanwhile, the land that was built for both food stalls and tire patching belonged to the Kudus Regency Public Works and Spatial Planning Office," said Jati Fiza Akbar sub-district head, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, March 28. Of the dozens of buildings most of which are food stalls, four of them are owned by residents of Jati Wetan Village, Jati District, Kudus, while 30 other buildings belong to residents outside Kudus. He noted that of the dozens of buildings, there were around 23 food stalls suspected of being dim stalls targeting truck drivers. The demolition of the stall, which was thought to be dim, began with the aspirations of community leaders, then followed up with the deliberation of Jati Wetan Village. "Especially for Kudus residents whose stalls were also demolished, later a solution will be found so that they can sell again," he said. Of the dozens of food stalls available, it is recorded that some have been operating for eight years. Meanwhile, other stalls vary, some are only one year old and there are also four new stalls that have just been established. Umi, one of the owners of a food stall from Jati Wetan Village, admitted that he had been selling since eight years ago. He also only sells rice without any sexual transactions. The same thing was also conveyed by Nur, a resident of Demak admitted that for a year he was selling rice, while the assumption that there were sexual transactions or selling liquor was also not there. "Even when someone was drunk I kicked him out for fear of things that were not desirable," he said.