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he police released on Monday 13 men who had been arrested after allegedly holding a sex party at an apartment unit in South Jakarta on Saturday night.

“We sent them home because there was no criminal element found in the party,” South Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Iwan Setiawan said as quoted by tribunnews.com.

A mob led by Islam Defenders Front (FPI) members invaded the apartment block on Saturday night to break up what they alleged was a “gay sex party” following a tip-off about the alleged event.

The Jakarta Post’s source, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue, said the mob arrived at about 11:30 p.m. at one of the towers in the apartment complex.

The source said the police arrived shortly after midnight.

Escorted by the police and apartment security, the mob entered the apartment unit and found the men inside, who the police took into custody.

During the raid, the police confiscated 17 cell phones, two packs of condoms and antiretroviral drugs for HIV/AIDS.