Minister Agus Removed 14 Prison Officers For Drug Cases, Including Kalapas

Immigration and Correctional Entertainment, Agus Indrianto (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Minister of Immigration and Corrections, Agus Indrianto, has disabled 14 prison officers (prisons) and detention centers (rutan) due to involvement in drug cases.

Some of them were caught partying with methamphetamine in North Sumatra and Jember. "We have disabled as many as 14 officers, including the head of the prison, the head of the detention center, the head of security, and the guards involved," Agus said, Friday, December 6.

Apart from being involved in the methamphetamine party, several officers are also known to be involved in drug trafficking in prisons. Agus emphasized that these violators were not only removed from their positions, but also subject to severe sanctions, such as special placement and revocation of remission rights.

"They are placed in a special punishment room and are not granted remission rights according to the law," he explained.

To eradicate drug trafficking, Agus revealed that his party had transferred 302 convicts related to drug cases to prisons with super tight security, such as the Nusa Kambangan Prison. This step was taken to break the chain of narcotics trafficking which is still controlled from within the prison.

"We have transferred 302 perpetrators and drug dealers to prisons with maximum security, and this process will continue," said Agus.