Indonesian officials shut down a massive prostitution complex in the nation's second-largest city, despite protests by sex workers, some of who said that shutting down the brothels will destroy their livelihood, the Associated Press reports.

The Dolly is said to be named after a Dutch madam who ran a brothel during the Netherlands' colonial rule of Indonesia.

The mayor of Surabaya, Tri Rismaharini, announced the closure of the Dolly prostitution complex in a ceremony at the Islamic Center Building, about a mile away.

Rismaharini is first female mayor of Surabaya, and has said she plans to shut down all brothels in the city.

About 100 local political figures attended the ceremony and signed a statement in support of closing the complex, including the Cabinet minister and the governor of East Java. About 1,000 local Muslims from Surabaya, East Java, showed up to show support for the mayor's decision.

The majority of Indonesia's 246 million people are Muslims. Prostitution rings, however, operate legally and openly in all major cities. Some Islamic conservatives want to replace Indonesia's secular system with one ruled by Islamic law, the AP reports.