KENDARI - The Regional Office of the Directorate General of Corrections for Southeast Sulawesi has deactivated the Head of the Kendari Class II A Prison Rikie Umbaran from his position following the case of the Supriadi corruption case prisoner being caught in a coffee shop.
Head of the South Sulawesi Regional Office of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise Sulardi said that this temporary deactivation was aimed at facilitating the internal inspection process.
The decision to deactivate was contained in the Order Letter Number WP.27-588.SA.04.01 Year 2026 dated April 17, 2026.
"For the time being, we have disabled it to facilitate the examination," said Sulardi as reported by ANTARA, Friday, April 17.
For the sanctions to be given to the head of the detention center, Sulardimengatakan his party will wait for the results of the investigation and decision from the Internal Compliance Operational Unit of the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections.
"The decision on the Karutan sanction awaits the results of the inspection of the Central Office and the Central Patnal Satops," he said.
The case of the inmate surfaced after the circulation of a video recording showing Supriadi, the former Head of the Kolaka Harbor, relaxing in a cafe after undergoing a review trial (PK) at the Kendari District Court.
Even though he was escorted by officers or wardens, the inmate was proven to have violated the procedure for leaving the prison.
Apart from Karutan Kendari, the South Sulawesi Directorate General of Prisons has also given firm sanctions to the inmate Supriadi and the prison guard who were on duty at that time.
The sanctions given were the transfer of Supriadi to Nusakambangan Prison and the withdrawal of the warden's duty from the Kendari Detention Center to the Regional Office of the Directorate General of Prisons Sultra.
Supriadi is a convict in the corruption case of abuse of authority in issuing a Sail Permit (SIB) for illegal nickel transportation that has caused the state a loss of IDR 233 billion.
For his actions, Supriadi was sentenced to five years in prison, a fine of Rp600 million, and an obligation to pay compensation of Rp1.255 billion.
In the trial facts, Supriadi was proven to have received a bribe of Rp. 100 million for each illegal issued barge document.
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