Sarkem evidence that prostitution is the oldest in the Jogjakarta area supported by the regulations ban prostitution in DIY. Here are the rules ban on prostitution in the DIY, which can be one proof that the practice of prostitution in the Territory Flower Market has been going on since long. Product PERDA below issued by the Dutch government and DIY, as the following: Rijksblaad 1924, number 19. Articles 1 and 2 mentions the prohibition of houses and buildings used for prostitution. This means long before the rules were already there of prostitution in Sarkem
Regional Regulation No.. 15/1954, issued on 2 November 1954.
PERDA is about the closure of brothels. Article 1, which is the houses of prostitution is a house or other buildings, including the yard being used for prostitution. Prostitution is the act of someone who gave his body to commit adultery with a wage. Article 2 paragraph 3 reads the closure (paragraph 1) applies to all / most of the house or yard. Article 3 says that whoever came to the house or yard is prohibited unless they are mentioned in article 5 of this rule. Article 7, the ban may be revoked if, within three months later the house was not being used for prostitution, closing the house was extended again if it is still used for prostitution. Article 8 reads violations of articles 3 and 4 may be subject to imprisonment for ever three months or a fine as high as Rp. 100, - (one hundred rupiah).
Regional Regulation No.. 18/1954 issued on 4 November 1954, regarding the prohibition of prostitution in public places. Article 1 of the restrictions on prostitution, the act of someone who gave his body to commit adultery with a wage. Article 2 contains the general purpose of roads, land-clearing, rooms and others that the public easily seen or visited. Article 3 contains, on a ban for anyone who is in a public place to persuade others either by word, deed, alerts and other ways that intends to do wickedness. Article 5 for anyone who violates Article 3 are punishable by confinement for ever one-month or a maximum fine of one hundred dollars.
Local governments see that despite the ban on prostitution in homes is by the issuance Rijksblaad 1924, the number No. 19 and local regulations. 15/1954, but there are still houses that are used for prostitution and therefore issued a decision No.166/KD/1974 regional head, which issued on November 15, 1974 regarding the appointment of a place for the project resocialization Women prostitutes in the city of Yogyakarta .
The decision was, among others, pointed to government land area of 7200 square meters located in the hamlet Mrican, exactly west of the River Gadjah Uwong, as a place of execution of the Project Resocialization Women prostitutes Yogyakarta. Then for the realization decisions to the area on 20 November 1974 the Mayor of Yogyakarta issued a decision regarding the implementation team 17/KD/1974 NO Resocialization Project Women prostitutes.
In one decision included members of the project implementation team Resocialization Women prostitutes, among others consists of Tripida local district and village chairman Pillars Sarkem Region. Furthermore, on March 2, 1976, on behalf of Mayor Pj. Sekwilda at that time, the government issued an order implementing the transfer No.02940/01040/Sek./1976 about pimps and his men no later than March 2, 1976, at 24.00WIB and implement the guidance and supervision of the old abandoned village.
After Resocialization Women prostitutes in the city of Yogyakarta realized, on March 6, 1976, Acting Regional Secretary representing the Mayor of Yogyakarta Municipality Mayor issued instructions to the regional level II Avg. 01/IN/1976 on intensifying the implementation of local regulations and discipline of 18 in 1954. In the instruction stated the need for follow-up eradication and cleanup phase of prostitutes in the city of Yogyakarta Region, except where referred to in the decision of the Mayor of Yogyakarta No.166/KD/1974. in addition, the implementation team in order to enable decision No.170/KD/1974 implementation of local legislation and curb the number 18 in 1954.
On 1 September 1977, the Mayor of Yogyakarta sees the need to complete the decree has been issued relating to the resocialization in the Village Mrican, namely by issuing a No decision. 93/KD/1977 about the separation line between the areas Resosialiasi Women prostitutes and the general surrounding villages. The government saw that the women prostitutes, Homeless and Beggars who are always there then on 24 August 1989 issued Decree of Governor of DIY No. 54/TIM/1989, on the establishment of response teams Homeless, Beggars and female prostitutes in the Special Province of Yogyakarta. Still associated with the above on 23 December 1993, Yogyakarta Mayor issued a decision regarding the pattern of response No.1040/KD/1993 vagrants, beggars and prostitutes Women coping patterns.
In this decision Chapter 3 (Three) is the response pattern Women prostitutes, therein including the prevention preventive, curative and repressive. Although the response patterns of women prostitutes are listed above but also resocialization on December 31, 1997, the Mayor issued a decision No. Yogyakarta. 408/KD/1997 concerning Revocation of Decree of the Mayor of Yogyakarta No.166/KD/1974 about the appointment of a place to project Resocialization Women prostitutes.
Although there is a ban PERDA Sosrowijayan Kulon Region as a place of prostitution in force since March 2, 1976, but during it as well and so far in 2009, the region is still used for prostitution. It is clear, because there are strong economic ties between the local residents with sex workers, and also with Wetan Sosrowijayan environment that provides a variety of tourism-related facilities, since this area is the heart of Yogyakarta City and close to the DIY mainstay of the tourism environment Malioboro, Sultan Palace , Garden cider, etc.
