West Sumatra Ministry Of Law And Human Rights Continues To Clean Prisons From Drugs

Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of W Sumatra R Andika Dwi Prasetya/ Antara

BUKITTINGGI - The Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights in West Sumatra (West Sumatra) stated that efforts to eradicate and clean up drug trafficking within the Penitentiary (Lapas) or State Detention Centers (Rutan) were carried out continuously.

This was conveyed by the Head of the West Sumatra Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regional Office R Andika Dwi Prasetya in the AHU Service Socialization event with the theme "Improving the Role of the Press in Disseminating AHU Service Information in the region" which was attended by dozens of journalists in Bukittinggi on 10-11 March 2022.

"Eradication continues to be carried out continuously with the main target being to create a Lapas or Rutan Bersinar (Clean from Drugs)," Andika said in Bukittinggi, as reported by Antara, Friday, March 11.

He explained that in order to achieve this target, his party is currently rolling out urine test activities and sudden and random raids to various prisons or detention centers in the local province.

The last activity was carried out on Thursday, March 10 at the Class II B Solok Penitentiary in collaboration with the local district BNN. Urine tests were carried out on 60 prison employees, as well as 12 Correctional Inmates (WBP) as samples, the results were not found positive employees or WBP drugs or other illegal drugs.

In addition to carrying out urine tests, a team from the Correctional Division of the West Sumatra Ministry of Law and Human Rights also conducted raids on residential rooms with the results of six devices, 1 unit of power supply, belts, scissors, and others.

Andika said similar activities will continue to be carried out in rotation and routinely to other prisons or detention centers with a sudden inspection system.

He warned employees under the Correctional Division to stay away from and not to be involved in the circulation of the prohibited goods.

"I emphasize that if there are unscrupulous employees involved, they will be given sanctions, those who are proven to have violated with intent or plan to be subject to severe sanctions," he said.

He invites all employees to abandon despicable practices and break the rules because they are outdated, now according to him is the time to innovate in providing public services.

The former Head of the Banten Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regional Office also emphasized that his party would be open with the press regarding the programs and performance carried out by the West Sumatra Ministry of Law and Human Rights.