14 Child Prisoners In Ternate Proposed To Reduce The Criminal Period Of The 78th Anniversary Of The Republic Of Indonesia

Illustration. Prisoners stand in front of his cell at Class II B Prison in Slawi, Tegal Regency, Central Java, Thursday, February 18, 2021 (Oky Lukmansyah-Antara)

A total of 14 child inmates at the Ternate Child Special Guidance Institution are proposed to get a reduction in their sentence or remission ahead of the 78th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia.

"Indeed, we have proposed to grant the rights of child prisoners, especially remissions in 2023 on the right day of Indonesian Independence, we propose 14 foster children who are considered eligible," said Head of the Special Development Institution for Class II Children Ternate Karyono when contacted in Ternate, North Maluku (Malut), Sunday, August 13, quoted by Antara.

He said the proposal was based on the terms and procedures regulated in the regulation of the Minister of Law and Human Rights number 7 of 2022 concerning the second amendment to the Regulation of the Minister of Law and Human Rights number 3 of 2018 concerning terms and procedures for granting remissions.

Therefore, in reducing the sentence of serving a sentence there are conditions that become an assessment. Such as discipline and good behavior and of the 14 foster children, the remission proposal period is different, some receive proposals for one month to 3 months.

In addition, said Karyono, the proposed reduction in the sentence was submitted in the form of an official letter to the Director General of Corrections and the Director of Community Guidance and Child Handling.

He added that the proposed reduction in detention period was varied, as seen from the terms and conditions themselves, there were proposals ranging from one month to three months and for housing located in this child development institution totaling 23 people, 22 entering the category of foster children, while one person still has the status of a prisoner.

"We hope that being given this remission can encourage them to always do good things, so that later after returning home they can become better individuals," he said.

Previously, the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights in North Maluku suggested that as many as 752 prisoners spread across districts/cities get remission or reduce the sentence of August 17 in 2023.

The Head of the Correctional Division of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of North Maluku, Lili added, of these, 611 general criminal convicts, while 141 special crimes consisted of 34 corruption cases and 107 cases of narcotics abuse.

"The number of general and special crimes proposed to get general remission on August 17 in 2023 is 752 people," he said.

4 prisoners were declared free from class II B Sanana prison, Sula Islands and Tobelo B Class II prison, North Halmahera.

"So, those who are entitled to remission because the conditions have been met such as good behavior during the ongoing remission period, having served a minimum sentence of 6 months counted from the date of detention until the birthday of the Proclamation 17 August 2023," he said.