The governor of Jakarta has told athletes at the Asian Games to focus on competing after four Japanese basketballers were sent home in disgrace for using sex workers in the Indonesian capital.
The four men were expelled from the games on Monday after the Japanese Olympic Committee found they had paid for the services of prostitutes during a night out in Jakarta, which is hosting the Asian Games along with Sumatra's Palembang.
"I appeal to all the athletes not to be distracted by things other than sports," Governor Anies Baswedan said Tuesday.
"You can find all sorts of things in Jakarta, but it all depends on the person. If you look for it, you'll get it," he added.
The four Japanese players were wearing their team uniforms when they went out for dinner Thursday after a 82-71 victory over Qatar.
Afterwards, they took some women to a hotel and conducted "inappropriate acts" with them, Japan's Kyodo news agency said.
Yasuhiro Yamashita, who leads the games' Japanese delegation, has apologized for the scandal.
He identified the four basketball players as Yuya Nagayoshi, Takuya Hashimoto, Keita Imamura and Takuma Sato.
The team's eight remaining players will continue at the Asian Games, with Hong Kong their next opponent on Wednesday.
The governor's remarks followed an opposition politician's claim that the Japanese scandal showed the Basweden had failed to rein in prostitution despite previously making it an election promise.