Riots At Padang Detention Center, Police Arrest Two Provocateurs Suspected Of Being The Masterminds

One of the inmates who was caught carrying a sharp weapon was immediately taken into custody at the Padang Police Station/Photo: Antara

PADANG - The Padang City Police, West Sumatra arrested two inmates with the initials N and T in the aftermath of a commotion inside the Class IIB Children's Air Padang State Detention Center on Saturday, May 14 evening.

"Since Saturday night we have been on standby at the location to secure and calm the situation after the riots, then on Sunday morning we arrested two inmates who were caught carrying sharp weapons," said Head of Padang City Resort Grand Commissioner Pol Imran Amir, accompanied by Head of Criminal Investigation Unit Commissioner Dedy Adriansyah Putra, Monday 16 May.

Quoted by Antara, the inmates who have family relations were immediately taken to the Padang Police Headquarters to be criminally processed for possession of a knife-type sharp weapon.

Previously, a riot occurred at the Padang Prison on Saturday night, triggered by N's inmates who asked for permission to leave because a family member had died.

It's just that the request was rejected by the detention center because it did not comply with the rules and was not equipped with administrative requirements.

The inmates of N who were not accepted were rejected by the detention center and were then suspected of inciting dozens of other inmates to create a commotion at the Padang detention center.

The 36-year-old man along with about 25 other inmates then shouted and uttered dirty words against the officers who were on duty that night.

Fortunately, the riots were contained and controlled by joint personnel from the Padang Police and the Koto Tangah Police who went directly to the location.

That night, N and his younger brother T agreed to leave on Sunday morning while completing the necessary conditions and administration.

"When N and T were about to leave the Padang detention center for their family's funeral home, we searched their bodies for security and found sharp weapons," he said.

With these findings, the two inmates were immediately secured by the Padang Police for further processing.

As of Sunday afternoon, the Padang Police Chief, Kombes Pol. Imran Amir, along with the ranks of the City Police and the Koto Tangah Police, were still on guard at the Padang Detention Center to secure the situation at the Padang Detention Center.