The Ministry Of Law And Human Rights Said There Were Inmates Manipulating The Signatures Of The Head Of The Kendari Detention Center To Leave

Illustration of prisons or prisons. (Unsplash-Hedi Benyounes)

SULTRA - The Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) revealed that one inmate at the Class IIA Kendari State Detention Center (Rutan) was suspected of manipulating the signature of the exit permit.

Head of the Correctional Division of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of Southeast Sulawesi (Sultra), Muslim, said the drug convict with the initials LB was suspected of manipulating the signature of the Kendari Detention Center Head in a permit letter to visit his sick brother.

"Because there was a signature from the Head of the Detention Center in the application letter, even though the Head of the Detention Center after we clarified it turned out that he did not sign," he said by telephone in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Wednesday, July 5, which was confiscated by Antara.

Muslim explained that his party had also asked for information from the Head of Detention Center Security (KPR) regarding the release of the inmate, but admitted that he did not sign an exit permit application submitted by LB convicts.

"The guard commander also issued it (gives permission to leave) because he saw that there was approval from the Head of the Detention Center, even though it was not signed by the Head of the Detention Center. He (LB prisoner) may have signed his own signature," said Muslim.

He explained that initially on Sunday, July 2, LB inmates asked the employee on duty to be facilitated to visit his brother, who was reportedly sick in the Baruga District, Kendari City. At that time, the employee on guard then made a letter of application.

"The guard commander also gave out because there was a statement made as if it was signed by the Head of the Detention Center. So, get out of this prisoner," he said.

Furthermore, at around 17.00 WITA the prisoner was apparently called by his relative to go to consume drinks suspected of being alcoholic. Because he was drunk, the prisoner was afraid to meet the prison officers who wanted to pick him up at that time.

This drug convict was later suspected of trying to escape. However, he was arrested on Monday (3/7), while crossing from Wawatu Village to Laonti, South Konawe Regency using a fishing boat that was going to go to sea to catch fish.

Currently, said Muslim, prisoners who have served a sentence of more than two years in prison are already in detention at the Kendari IIA detention center. As a result of his actions, according to him, the prisoner will not get remission rights for one year.

Furthermore, Muslims said that in this case a staff or employee suspected of being involved was also fostered at the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights in Southeast Sulawesi.

"We have already carried out an examination, instead we will go to school in the term. We will withdraw it at the regional office, that is one of the employee procedures if it is negligent, it will be parked first at the regional office," said Muslim.

Muslims ask all their staff to carry out their duties in accordance with applicable procedures so that similar incidents do not occur in the future.

"Let's not do it according to the procedure. If the prisoner has an interest such as mourning, it still has an exit permit, but there are also procedures, that must be understood," said Muslim.