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Komnas HAM criticizes police for 'inhumane' raid on alleged sex party
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North Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Dwiyono (third left) holds a shirt seized as evidence during a raid on a gym in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta. Police arrested 141 people during the raid on the gym, which was alleged to be a venue for homosexual activities. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
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he North Jakarta Police have garnered protests and backlash from various public groups for their recent raid on an alleged gay sex party at a gym in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, where men were allegedly stripped naked and photographs taken of them during the raid went viral.
The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) on Wednesday called the raid, in which 141 men were arrested, "inhumane."
According to those arrested, the police had forced them to get into public vehicles naked and took pictures of them, Komnas HAM commissioner Muhammad Nurkhoiron said as quoted by kompas.com.
"The police action was an extensive abuse of power disrespecting human rights, as well as taking away the presumption of innocence," he said.
Separately, the Jakarta Police denied the allegations, saying that its officers had not taken pictures of the men.
"We do not know who took the pictures and shared them," said Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Argo Yuwono.
On Tuesday, the police released 126 of the arrested men.
National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian has instructed his officers to investigate the reports of shared pictures. (agn)
