When Prejudice Prevails
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
In Tangerang, a woman can be arrested for being a prostitute by a bylaw banning prostitution, but which is open to multi-interpretations.
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This true story comes from Tangerang, the largest town in the province of Banten. One late Monday night in February 2006, Lilis Lindawati, 39, was waiting for public transportation at the Pos Gerendeng junction, Karawaci. The restaurant where she worked stays open very late at night.
A while later, Tangerang's municipal police (Satpol PP) drove by. Without questioning they arrested Lilis under charges of being a prostitute. This two-month pregnant
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