Blessings Of Ramadan, 8,442 Prisoners In 20 South Sumatra Prisons Receive Remissions Except For Corruptors

Activities of assisted residents at the Palembang prison (Photo: ANTARA)

PALEMBANG - Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) South Sumatra (Sumsel) has granted remissions or reduced sentences to 8,442 prisoners.

The provision of special remissions in the context of Eid al-Fitr targeting 20 prisons (Lapas) and state detention centers (Rutan) within the South Sumatra region.

Head of Sub Division of Public Relations, Bureaucratic Reform and Information Technology of the South Sumatra Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regional Office, Hamsir said special remissions were given to inmates who were convicted of committing general crimes and special crimes.

"And has met the requirements according to Law Number 12/1995 concerning Corrections, and is considered to be of good behavior during his sentence or coaching," said Hamsir as quoted by Antara, Thursday, May 6.

Requirements for a prisoner are of good character, have served a minimum of six months in prison, and complete administration, such as court decisions, prosecutors' executions, and detention warrants.

Meanwhile, for convicts or assisted citizens who are included in PP 99/2012, namely corruptors, narcotics, terrorism, and other transnational organized crimes, they must meet the requirements, namely obtaining justice collaborators from investigators if they wish to obtain remissions.

In granting remissions this year, no convicts for corruption and terrorism cases will be given remissions. There are only eight assisted residents for narcotics cases who were given special Eid remissions.

Prisoners who are given remissions are in accordance with recommendations from 12 prison heads, three heads of detention centers, and five heads of prison branches spread across 17 districts and cities in the working area of the South Sumatra Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regional Office.

"Heads of prisons, detention centers, and detention centers who know the best about the conditions of the prisoners who will be given remissions, no one is rejected for each prisoner who is proposed and meets the requirements," he said.

The prisoners are given a reduced sentence of 15-60 days or a maximum of two months.

"After receiving the reduction in detention period, 26 prisoners from a number of prisons in South Sumatra could immediately be free or return home for Eid at their respective homes," said Hamsir.