Jakarta Tourism and Culture Agency head Tinia Budiati said on Tuesday the agency would first conduct an investigation if they received reports from residents or mass media that an entertainment spot had committed violations.

Tinia referred to the controversial, newly issued decree on tourist businesses regulating the revocation of business permits of entertainment spots, which may be based on field monitoring, mass media and public reports. The closing down of these establishments may be conducted directly without the issuance of warning letters.

“The agency should investigate it first, not directly conduct [a raid] based only on a report. It also needs an investigation report [BAP], and we should recheck everything,” Tinia said Tuesday, as quoted by kompas.com.

The agency has a team to investigate the report, and collaborates with related institutions like the Jakarta Police and the Public Order Agency (Satpol PP), she said.

She added that a report from the public or mass media could be used as information for the nightclub's alleged violation. However, those who plan to file a report should directly come to the related institutions.

The association opined that Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan produced the regulation to fulfill his campaign promise to shut down Alexis Hotel and massage parlor in North Jakarta. (wnd)

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