141 HELD OVER
Those found guilty face up to 10 years in jail
JAKARTA
POLICE have detained 141 men who were allegedly holding a gay party at a sauna, an official said yesterday, the latest sign of a backlash against homosexuals in the Muslim-majority country.
Officers on Sunday raided a building here called Atlantis that houses a sauna and a gym, and halted the event they said was called “The Wild One”.
Pictures circulating online showed topless men sitting crammed in a room next to gym equipment after the raid.
“Our officers did an undercover