May 22 (UPI) — More than 100 men were arrested in Indonesia following raids at a men’s spa in Jakarta during what police have described as a “gay sex party.”
A total of 141 men, including foreign nationals, were detained after the raid at Atlantis Gym and Sauna, a well-known gay entertainment venue, Coconuts Jakarta reported Monday.
Attendees included a British citizen and a Singaporean, the BBC reported.
Homosexuality is not banned in Jakarta, but the men were arrested on charges of violating the city’s anti-pornography ordinance, according to reports.
The law on pornography bans live strip shows, and strippers were performing at the site, according to police.
“The first floor has a gym, the second floor had a striptease event with four strippers while people masturbated, and the third floor has a spa where homosexuals can bathe and carry out homosexual acts,” said the head of North Jakarta Police’s crime investigation unit.
The theme of the party on Sunday night was “The Wild One.”
Indonesian officials said they confiscated posters, online invitations, condoms and surveillance camera footage from the event.
The raid comes after police in the city of Surabaya detained 14 people for a “gay party” in a hotel.
The detainees were forced to take HIV tests afterward, according to Coconuts.
Two men were also recently sentenced to public caning for having sex in Aceh province, where anti-gay laws do exist.
