JAKARTA - The Directorate General of Corrections (Ditjenpas) of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) gave Christmas Special Remissions (RK) to 11,669 Christian and Catholic convicts.
The Director General of Corrections, Reynhard Silitonga said, of this total, 11,474 people received RK I or partial reduction of their sentences and 195 of them received RK II or were confirmed to be immediately released.
"The entire process of giving remissions is carried out online through the Correctional Database System. It should also be understood that remission is a form of appreciation given by the state to prisoners who have tried and shown better behavior change," he said, in a written statement received by VOI, Thursday December 24th.
Of the 11,474 prisoners who received RK I, 2,306 received a 15 day reduction, 7,254 1 month deduction, 1,497 1 month 15 day reduction and 417 2 month deduction.
"Currently, Christian and Catholic convicts are scattered throughout Indonesia, totaling 22,246 people," he said.
Furthermore, Reynhard revealed that most convicts who received RK Natal came from North Sumatra with 2,152 convicts, East Nusa Tenggara 1,730 and North Sulawesi 929 convicts.
"Christmas remission is the right of prisoners who have met the administrative and substantive requirements in accordance with statutory regulations," he explained.
However, said Reynhard, remission is not just a reduction in the sentence, it is also hoped that it can increase faith and motivation for inmates to be better.
As of December 15, said Reynhard, the number of assisted residents in Indonesia was 247,017, consisting of 197,336 prisoners and 49,681 prisoners.
For your information, remission is a reduction in serving a criminal period given to prisoners and children who meet the requirements stipulated in the statutory regulations.
Regulations regarding the granting of remissions are contained in Law Number 12 of 1995 concerning Corrections, Government Regulation (PP) Number 32 of 1999 concerning Requirements and Procedures for Implementing the Rights of Correctional Assisted Citizens, First Amendment: PP. 28 of 2006, Second Amendment: Government Regulation Number 99 of 2012, Presidential Decree No. 174/1999 concerning Remissions and Regulation of the Minister of Law and Human Rights Number 3 of 2018 concerning Remission for Correctional Assistants.
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