Thousands Of Inmates In Papua Get Christmas Remissions, Six People Are Free Immediately

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JAYAPURA - A total of 1,155 people who are inmates in a number of correctional institutions in Papua receive Christmas 2021 remission.

Head of the Papua Province Kemenkumham Regional Office, Anthonius Mathius Ayorbaba said that the inmates or prisoners who received remission were divided into several categories, namely general remission category 1 (RU1), namely 1,139 people who received non-free remission.

"In 2021, only six people will get remission and will be released immediately," Ayorbaba said as quoted by Antara, Friday, December 24.

He added that of the 1,139 recipients of not free remission, three of them were convicts of corruption cases who received two months remission.

Based on PP 99 of 2012, corruptors who are sentenced to five (5) years in prison do not get remission and this also applies to convicts in cases of drugs, terrorists, corruption, illegal logging, illegal playing and serious human rights crimes.

"Inmates get remission because during their sentence they behaved well," explained Anthonius Ayorbaba.

Another requirement is that prisoners sentenced to 5 years in prison must also serve a sentence of more than 6 months in prison, have good behavior, can participate in coaching activities.

A total of 1,155 inmates receiving remission were spread across Abepura Prison, 319 people, Doyo Narcotics Prison, Jayapura Regency 204, Merauke Class II B Prison 181, Timika Prison 88, Biak Prison 97, Nabire Prison 99, Wamena Prison 37 , and 80 people in Serui Prison.

Then the Tanah Merah Prison as many as 28 people, the Arso women's prison 17 people and the special child development institution in Arso as many as five people.