SINGOJURUH – Anggota kepolisian dan koramil menggerebek lokalisasi penjaja seks komersial (prostitute) Sumberloh, Dusun Padang Bulan, South Benelan Village, Singojuruh District, Banyuwangi Regency, Wednesday (12/4/2018) yesterday.
The raid was led by the Singojuruh Police Chief, AKP Sumono succeeded in capturing four prostitutes who were engrossed in his homestead. “Para PSK itu kita bawa ke polsek untuk diadakan pemeriksaan,” cetus Kapolsek AKP Sumono.
The four prostitutes had the initials SL, 41, residents of Padang Bulan Village, South Benelan Village; KR, 34, from Dusun Klentean, Pandasari Village, Source District, Probolinggo District; RF, 36, residents of Kampung Sindanghayu, Cibenda village, Ciemas District, Sukabumi Regency, West Java, and US, 26, residents of Gunungsari Hamlet, Resongo Village, Kupang District, Probolinggo District. “We found them in several guest houses," he explained.
The police chief said the operation was carried out with members of the Singojuruh Koramil, that's because there are reports from the public regarding activities in the former largest localization in Banyuwangi. “Operasi ini kita lakukan mendadak, for fear of leaks," he said.
The effort turned out to be successful, in this raid managed to find four prostitutes, three of whom came from outside Banyuwangi. “Dalam operasi ini semua wisma yang ada di lokalisasi itu kita geledah, there were only four of these," he said.
The police chief said that the operation being carried out was also to enforce regional regulation number 4 year 2007 about HIV/AIDS transmission in Banyuwangi. The prostitutes who were arrested, a misdemeanor will be committed (thin). “Mereka kita tipiring dan dipulangkan," he said.
Meanwhile, one of the residents around the Sumberloh PSK localization, Sulis, 38, say the location is no longer active. Moreover, this is before fasting and many prostitutes from outside Banyuwangi return home.
"There has been no activity, only one or two people are still carrying out activities,He said.
Sulis said that while in the localization it was still active, many withdrawals made by local residents, it starts from motor care, entrance tickets and more. It is just, withdrawal is voluntary. Than from the withdrawal, some are allocated for orphans and the poor.
“Hasil dari penitipan motor dan lainnya itu digunakan untuk kepentingan masyarakat dan kegiatan sosial keagamaan,He said.
Sulis added, the government's lack of attention to the people around the brothel made residents open day care businesses. If the government sees and knows the economic and social environment in it, certainly will not bear to see the number of unemployed and neglected poor people.
“Jika bukan masyarakat sekitar yang peduli dengan kaum duafa, who else," he said.
As previously reported, even though the Banyuwangi Regency Government, through enforcement officers, has often controlled brothels, but a number of localization of commercial sex workers (prostitute) still open.
That's one of them in Sumberloh localization, Dusun Padang Bulan, South Benelan Village, Singojuruh District, Sunday (8/4). In that place, a number of prostitutes look busy hanging out in front of their guesthouse while waiting for customers.
To enter the biggest PSK localization in Banyuwangi,, there's only one way. Every visitor who will enter, charged Rp 5000. That fee does not include motorbike parking Rp 10 thousand.
“Masuk lewat pintu gerbang, visitors have to pay,” cetus pria yang mengaku bernama Hariyanto, local people.
According to Hariyanto, To enter the localization, you must show your identity card (KTP). Although not as many as a few years ago, but a number of prostitutes from various regions in East Java are still hanging out. “Masuknya harus bayar dulu dan menunjukkan KTP,He said.
Localized Sumberloh it, light him, very coordinated. It starts with security, supervision, and localization administrator. “Sudah terkoordinir semuanya, So if there are officers who are going to carry out raids, they can be found out quickly," he said.
