The Directorate General Of PAS And Commission XIII Agreed To Form A Panja In The Case Of The Escape Of Salemba Prisoners

The meeting between the Directorate General of Corrections and Commission XIII of the DPR in Jakarta, Thursday (14/11/2024). BETWEEN/HO-Ditjen PAS

The Directorate General of Corrections (Ditjen PAS) and Commission XIII of the House of Representatives agreed to form a working committee (perja) to resolve the case of seven prisoners and inmates of the Salemba Class I Detention Center, Central Jakarta who fled.

"We together with members of Commission XIII of the DPR RI will form a committee or supervisory team to resolve this case," said Acting Director General (Dirjen) PAS Y. Ambeg Paramarta as reported by ANTARA, Friday, November 15.

Ambeg said the Directorate General of PAS was committed to resolving this incident. According to him, the Minister of Immigration and Corrections (Imipas) Agus Andrianto also has a strong passion and commitment to improvement in the prison environment.

"This is a record for us and will be followed up immediately," he asserted.

Meanwhile, regarding the presence of prisoners in the detention center, the Acting Director General of PAS explained that basically the detention center can function to accommodate prisoners with 12 months remaining.

To overcome the problem of congestion in the detention center, Ambeg said that the construction of a new detention center would not be able to catch up with the increasing growth rate of prisoners.

"The maximum effort is to optimize social reintegration in the form of conditional leave, parole, leave before release, and assimilation. We ask for support for the steps taken," continued Ambeg.