Jakarta Police have arrested over 50 men at an apartment in Kuningan, South Jakarta, after raiding an alleged ‘gay party’. The event itself was billed as a “gathering of men to promote independence” and people had to pay a fee of between $10 to $20 to attend.
Police apprehended around 56 people at the party, identifying nine of them as party organisers. These organisers all had different roles ranging from picking up guests to handling security.
The nine organisers have been charged under Indonesia’s anti-pornography law, meaning that they could face up to 15 years in jail.
All of the others who were at the party were released without charge. The police claimed that those arrested had been responsible for six different events around