44 Convicts Killed, House Of Representatives Commission III Suggests Yasonna Resign From Menkumham

Member of Commission III of the DPR from the National Mandate Party (PAN) Faction Syarifuddin Sudding/ Antara

JAKARTA - Member of Commission III of the House of Representatives from the National Mandate Party (PAN) Fraction, Syarifuddin Sudding, suggested that the Minister of Law and Human Rights (Menkumham) Yasonna Laoly resign from his post following the fire incident in the Class I prison in Tangerang, Banten on Wednesday, September 8, early in the morning.

"If he has a moral responsibility, I think he should resign. If he doesn't, I think the president should evaluate Yasonna's performance," said Sudding when contacted, Thursday, September 9. The reason, continued Sudding, was Yasonna's responsibility as the head of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights. The fire killed 44 inmates.

"Don't feel as if responsibility has been transferred to the Kalapas (Head of Prisons) or the Director General of Corrections. However, Yasonna as the policy controller must take full responsibility for this humanitarian tragedy," said the PAN politician. According to Sudding, there has been no improvement in Yasonna's performance in dealing with legal and human rights issues in Indonesia. Especially about the situation in prisons.

"The implementation in the field is empty, there are no improvements at all, nonsense, and we all feel that we see. The condition of our prison is very worrying," he explained. who are in prison. Because he said, there are many problems that occur in almost all prisons in Indonesia today. Starting from overcapacity or excess capacity, drug trafficking to the inhumane treatment of officers towards inmates. "Indeed, almost all prisons in Indonesia experience excess capacity. Inside, the wardens are also still treating things that are discriminatory, very complex problems in prisons. Therefore, Sudding urged Yasonna to immediately carry out a full revitalization of the penitentiary.

"So I think Yasonna should be responsible in this matter," he concluded.