Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The National Police's Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) has named six people suspects of an alleged human trafficking ring that offered prostitution services at the Executive Venesia BSD Karaoke parlor in South Tangerang, Banten.
"We have named three [alleged] pimps and three company management officials suspects," Bareskrim general crimes director Brig. Gen. Ferdy Sambo told The Jakarta Post on Friday.
The police also secured 47 victims, consisting of women working as karaoke hostesses in Jakarta, West Java and East Java. The police sent the women to the Watunas Mulya Jata social rehabilitation center in East Jakarta.
Bareskrim previously raided the karaoke parlor on Thursday under suspicion of sexual exploitation. They arrested 13 people, including seven pimps, three cashier workers, a supervisor, an operational manager and a general manager.
The venue had allegedly been running a prostitution service since June, pricing it at Rp 1.1 million (US$74.69) to Rp 1.3 million.
During the raid, the police also confiscated evidence, namely 14 kimono dresses, a voucher for the prostitution service dated Aug. 19, 12 boxes of condoms and hotel receipts. They also seized Rp 730 million in cash allegedly obtained through the service.