Immoral Detainee Dies At Empat Lawang Police Headquarters, South Sumatra Police Checks Cell Guard Police

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SUMSEL - The South Sumatra Police (Sumsel) is investigating the case of the death of a detainee in the Four Lawang District Police Headquarters (Mapolres) cell. The prisoner named Ari Putra (28) was allegedly killed by local police officers.

The Head of Public Relations of the South Sumatra Police, Kombes Pol. Supriadi said that during this investigation, his party conducted an examination of all detainees at the Empat Lawang Police Station.

The examination was carried out by the South Sumatra Police's Profession and Security Division (Bid Propam) who were dispatched to the Four Lawangs.

"So all the prisoners were examined by them to find out the cause of the death of one of the prisoners," he said, when confirmed at the South Sumatra Police Headquarters, Palembang, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, June 28.

Ari Putra, a resident of Bayau Village, Pendopo District, Empat Lawang, died on Tuesday, June 21 at around 22.00 WIB in the detention room of the Empat Lawang Police Headquarters. Aria was detained in connection with an alleged immoral case in the Pendopo area.

According to Supriadi, from the preliminary examination, it was found that Ari Putra's death was due to a fight between detainees, not the result of being mistreated by police officers, as information circulated recently.

"We need to convey the results that it is true that there were prisoners who died at the Empat Lawang Police, it was not because they were mistreated by members (police), but due to fights between prisoners," he said.

In addition to the detainees, he continued, they also checked the police officers in charge of guarding the detention cells.

Although he has not mentioned in detail, he confirmed that if it is proven from the examination that there was negligence then the police officers on duty will be subject to sanctions.

"There must be sanctions/punishments, referring to the prison guard SOP, meaning the officers did not check the condition of the prisoners at that time," he said.