JAKARTA - The Directorate General of Corrections (Ditjenpas) granted Christmas remissions to 12,641 Christian prisoners. Of the number of prisoners who received remission, 79 people were immediately released.

"Of this number, 12,562 people received RK (special remission, red) I or a partial reduction, while 79 people received RK II or were immediately released," said Head of Public Relations and Protocol of the Directorate General of Corrections Rika Aprianti to VOI, Saturday, December 25.

Then, Rika said that the reduction in detention or remission received by tens of thousands of prisoners was different. From 15 days to 2 months.

"Of the 12,562 prisoners who received the RK I, 2,296 people received a 15-day reduced sentence, 7,884 people got a 1-month reduction, 1,854 people got a 1-month 15-day reduction, and 528 people got a 2-month reduction," said Rika.

Meanwhile, out of 79 recipients of RK II, 28 received 15 days of remission, 34 received 1 month's remission, 15 received 1 month and 15 days of remission. "And 2 people got 2 months remission before all of them were confirmed to be free," he continued. On the other hand, Rika also stated that the prisoners who received the most Christmas special remissions were in three areas. Where, the requirements for granting remission both administratively and substantively have been in accordance with the rules.

"The most convicts who received the Christmas RK came from the North Sumatra region as many as 2,456 inmates, East Nusa Tenggara as many as 1,756 inmates, and Papua as many as 1,158 inmates," said Rika.


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