Narcotics Convicts Escape From Tangerang Class I Prison, Kemenkumham Conducts In-depth Investigation

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) continues to investigate further regarding the escape of an inmate from the Class 1 Penitentiary (Lapas) Tangerang, Banten.

"If the results of the investigation and examination prove that there is a violation of the SOP, then strict sanctions will be given to all those found responsible for the violation," said Head of the Public Relations and Protocol Section of the Directorate General of Corrections (Ditjenpas) of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Rika Aprianti in Jakarta, Tuesday, December 14. .

The Ministry of Law and Human Rights ensures that it will not tolerate anything if it is proven that there is an element of intentional violation. In addition, strict sanctions will also be given to the officers involved.

"The Ministry of Law and Human Rights does not tolerate irregularities in the procedures carried out by officers in removing the inmates," he said. Adam Bin Musa, a narcotics prisoner at the Class 1 prison in Tangerang, Banten, is known to have fled since Wednesday, December 8, 2021. The Banten Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regional Office has also dispatched a team to investigate. and check all parties involved.

The investigation involved the Banten Kemenkumham Regional Office, the Kemenkumham Ditjenpas, and the Kemenkumham Inspectorate General.

At the same time, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights also continues to hunt down the whereabouts of the escaped convict and cooperates with the police. The police are pursuing the points or areas suspected to be the destination of the escapee concerned.