Police Ready to Probe Prostitution Practices at Alexis 4Play
30 January 2018 13:00 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The police will investigate the alleged prostitution practices at the 4Play Karaoke Club at the Alexis Hotel, which had previously shut down by the Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan a few months ago, said the spokesman for Jakarta Metro Police, Commissioner Argo Yuwono.
“But so far there is no report,” he said, on Monday, January 29. Argo asked the public to monitor and make a report if the practice of prostitution occurred again in the hotel.
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Previously, Tempo investigation team successfully revealed the practice of prostitution, on Wednesday, January 10.
Although Alexis Hotel is no longer in operation, The 4Play Karaoke club (Foreplay) at Alexis is still running as usual.
In early January, on the third floor, exactly behind the reception desk, about 40 women were sitting on the red sofa. The women, who disguise themselves as karaoke guides or lady companion (LC), can be ordered for a striptease act, or even having sex with them.
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Legal and Corporate Affairs of Alexis Group, Lina Novita, denied this when contacted by Tempo. According to her, the LC women are performing their function as it should, which is guiding guests who want to have a karaoke.
Until this news is written, the Head of Department Tourism and Culture, Tinia Budianti, cannot be contacted by Tempo for questioning about the prostitution practices at Alexis.
IMAM HAMDI