In The Aftermath Of The Prison Fire, Three Tangerang Prison Officers Were Temporarily Dismissed

DOK VIA ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Directorate General of Corrections at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Ditjen Pas Kemenkumham) is likely to impose additional sanctions on three Tangerang Class I prison officers who have been named suspects. Thus, they are not only subject to criminal sanctions.

Head of the Public Relations and Protocol Section of the Directorate General of Pas, Rika Apriyanti said that the witness was still waiting for the examination process carried out by the Inspectorate General of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights.

"Still waiting for the process," said Rika to VOI, Sunday, September 26.

For now, the three prison officers with the initials RU, S, and Y have been temporarily dismissed from their duties. This dismissal is based on the decision of the Head of the Regional Office of the Kemenkumham Banten.

"They have been temporarily suspended since September 24," said Rika.

Previously, the police had named three suspects behind the deadly fire at the Class I Tangerang prison. The suspects are prison employees.

The three suspects had the initials RU, S, and Y. The determination of these suspects was based on the results of a case title with dozens of witnesses and evidence. In that case, they were proven to have violated Article 359 of the Criminal Code regarding negligence causing death.

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

Dozens of inmates could not save themselves. Because when the fire broke out, the prison cell was locked. Meanwhile, officers did not have time to open the cells of the victims.