Police Promise Next Week To Announce Tangerang Prison Fire Suspects

JAKARTA - The police will name a suspect in the Tangerang Class I prison fire case early next week. The determination of the suspect is based on the results of the case title.

"The upcoming case may be held early next week on Monday or Tuesday. We can hold a case to determine the suspect," said Director of General Crime Investigation of the Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Tubagus Ade Hidayat, to reporters, Friday, September 17.

In the case title later, said Tubagus, investigators will highlight two criminal elements. The first is about the cause of the fire and the second is about the loss of life.

"So there are two events that are the object of investigation by investigators. The first is Article 187, 188 leads to the beginning of the fire, why is 187 used, 188 will later determine the element of intent and so on," said Tubagus.

"Then (Article) 359 the material consequence is that it results in the death of a person. That is the direction of the investigation," he continued.

So far, the investigation process is still at the stage of examining witnesses and experts. The examination is to strengthen the suspicion of the article in the determination of the suspect.

"Then an expert examination has been carried out," said Tubagus.

The Tangerang Class I prison caught fire on Wednesday, September 8, in the early hours of the morning. As a result, 44 inmates died due to the incident.

Dozens of prisoners were not able to save themselves. Because when the fire broke out, the prison cell was locked. While the officers did not have time to open the cells of the victims.

The police stated that there were allegations of negligence and intentional crime behind this.