Convicts Escape Again, House Of Representatives Commission III: Menkumham Is Not Enough To Handle, But Needs To Be Handed Over To The National Police Criminal Investigation Agency
JAKARTA - Member of Commission III of the House of Representatives from the PPP faction, Arsul Sani, regrets the recurrence of the incident of escaped convicts at the Class IA prison in Tangerang, Banten.
According to him, the case was not adequately handled internally by the Minister of Law and Human Rights, Yasonna Laoly. He emphasized that the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police needed to intervene directly to investigate whether there was an element of intent or negligence in the case of the escaped prisoner.
"The Minister of Law & Human Rights is no longer enough to handle this issue internally, but it needs to be submitted to the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police. This is to determine whether there was an element of intent or negligence that is a criminal matter," Arsul told reporters, Sunday, December 12.
Deputy General Chairperson of PPP It said that internal action needed to be taken, both in the form of administrative sanctions for staffing and other evaluations. However, said Arsul, because the incident was repeated, it was necessary to involve external parties from the Ministry of Law and Human Rights to intervene.
"Because this is a recurring incident, it is not enough to only involve the internal supervision of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights," said the Deputy Chair of the MPR.
Previously, the Banten Kemenkumham Regional Office revealed facts related to the escape of a drug convict with the initials A from a steam car inside the Tangerang prison. A turned out to be working on the steam car.
"He is still working there (steam car). It's in the courtyard of the prison, of course there is a prison (steam car)," said Head of the Banten Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regional Office, Agus Toyib when contacted, Sunday, December 12. Then, he said, this prisoner was given permission to go outside to the prison officer who was guarding there. He immediately ran away. "He was allowed to come out and then ran. Yes, he ran out of the car wash door. "He added. His party is currently conducting an examination of the officers on duty. According to him, since Thursday, December 9, a team has sent a team to carry out an inspection. "Yes, we were still being asked for information, right? I mean, some parties were asked for information from below, maybe from the officer at the carwash. Thursday was one day after the team has gone there. The inspection team from the regional office, also from the Ditjenpas, Thursday's finger also went down so we collaborate," he said. There are officers who are supervising, so we are asking this party for information first and then going upstairs," added Agus. According to him, the officers guarding the door area near the car wash were being investigated Even so, Agus is still reluctant to mention how many have been examined. "The officers guarding the carwash car wash area. I haven't received a report yet, but I'm currently studying the chronological process of releasing this prisoner," he said.