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Knesset okays bill to shut down places used for prostitution
By Gideon Alon
October 14, 2004
The Knesset's Constitution, Law and Justice Committee on Wednesday approved a
bill that would grant the police powers to immediately close down for 30 days
places used for prostitution.
According to the present law, pimping prostitutes and maintaining a place for
use for prostitution are considered offenses. The law, however, does not give
the police explicit authority to shut down places used for prostitution, but
only to bring the offenders to trial.
During the discussion, the panel debated the fact that places used for
prostitution reopen even after the offenders are arrested and brought to trial.
MK Zehava Gal-On (Yahad), who initiated the bill, said that it would provide
the police with an additional tool in its ongoing battle against the trade in
women for prostitution purposes.
According to the bill, only an police officer at the rank of district commander
would be authorized to order a place's closure.
A person who considers himself damaged from the closure order would be able to
appeal to the courts. If the court is convinced there is reasonable suspicion
that the place is being used for prostitution, it would be able to order the
place's closure for one year.
The bill also proposes to sentence for one year imprisonment for anyone using a
place for prostitution while it is under a closure order.
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