Latest News From Tangerang Prison Fire, One Death Victim Identified After Matching 12 Fingerprint Points

Karo Penmas Police Public Relations Division Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono (Photo: Police Public Relations I

JAKARTA - The identity of a victim of a deadly fire at the Class I Tangerang Correctional Institution has been identified. The body was named Rudi bin Ong Eng Cue.

"The DVI team reconciled and identified 1 victim in the name of Rudi bin Ong Eng Cue, namely a 43-year-old male," said Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono, to reporters, Thursday, September 9.

The body can be identified based on fingerprints and medical records. Where, the fingerprints were matched with the data listed at the Population and Civil Registration Service (Dukcapil).

In addition, the Head of the Inafis Police Brigadier General Hudi Suryanto said the body with the number 041 2001 was identical to the data from Rudi bin Ong Eng Cue after matching fingerprints at 12 points.

"We did a manual check. We found that 12 points of similarity from the fingerprint of the right thumb had met the suggestion of being identical to 12 points, meaning that scientifically speaking, the truth is that they are identical fingerprints," said Hudi.

In addition, the belief that the body was Rudi bin Ong Eng Cue was strengthened by data provided by the Tangerang Class I Prison.

"We believe that what we are examining is Rudi bin Ong Eng Cue's brother with NIK 3671-07271-17700 9 whose complete identity is the same as what we did," said Hudi. The Tangerang Class I prison caught fire on Wednesday, September 8, in the early hours of the morning. As a result, 44 inmates died due to the incident.

They could not save themselves because they were trapped in a holding cell. Because, at that time their detention cell was locked.

So far, the cause of the fire is still being investigated. However, it is suspected that the cause was an electric short circuit.

However, as the investigation process progressed, the police found a suspected criminal act behind the fire incident. To prove it, 20 witnesses have been questioned.