thejakartapost.com – Indra Harsaputra and Wahyoe Boediwardhana
The police refused Wednesday to grant a permit for the upcoming conference of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex associations across Asia set to be held in Surabaya, East Java, citing fears of protests from religious groups.
Chief of the Surabaya Police community alliance division, Adj. Sr. Comr. Sri Setyo Rahayu, said the National Police had instructed the Surabaya office not to issue a permit for the three-day conference set to be attended by 200 participants from across Asia.