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Alexis closure to stop further controversy: Management
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The massage parlor at the Alexis Hotel in North Jakarta on Oct. 31, 2017. (Tempo/Fakhri Hermansyah)
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he PT Grand Ancol Hotel, which operated the Alexis Hotel entertainment center in North Jakarta, stated that it had decided to stop operating to put an end to the recent accusations that it was involved in prostitution and human trafficking.
“The accusations have generated unfair news and a negative stigma towards our business. We call this ‘unfair’ because no one has ever contacted us for clarification,” the company’s legal consultant, Lina Novita, wrote in a statement on Wednesday.
Lina added that hundreds of workers have lost their jobs due to the closure. She also mentioned that it was no longer safe to run an entertainment business in the city.
The Alexis Hotel and its other business units – the 4Play Club and Bar Lounge, restaurant, spa, karaoke and music lounge -- were closed down after the city administration revoked their business permit on March 22 due to alleged prostitution and human trafficking at the hotel, located on Jl. RE Martadinata, Pademangan.
Through a white banner erected in front of the hotel, its management apologized to customers for causing any inconvenience.
“To prevent further controversy from occurring in the future, we have decided to close our business on Wednesday, March 28,” the banner read. (vla)
