Two Alleged Crimes Behind The Deadly Fire At Tangerang Prison

Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Yusri Yunus (Photo: Rizky Adytia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The police continue to investigate the alleged criminal act behind the deadly fire at the Class I prison in Tangerang. There are at least two allegations, namely elements of negligence and intentional.

"This is what we are doing in depth, Articles 187 and 188 of the Criminal Code and Article 359 of the Criminal Code regarding negligence. Is there an element of intent or not? Or is there an element of negligence in 359 of the Criminal Code," said Head of Public Relations of the Jakarta Metro Police Kombes Yusri Yunus to reporters, Thursday, 9. September.

The alleged element of negligence can be interpreted as an unintentional act that caused a fire. Thus, causing a fire.

Meanwhile, for intentional purposes, it can be said that there are actions or actions that are intended to create a fire.

However, Yusri emphasized that the emergence of this allegation did not make people assume. Because, all of that is still a possibility. Moreover, the process of investigation and examination of evidence from both members of the detectives and the Puslabfor is still ongoing.

"Our team is working, we will convey the results of the investigators and the Forensic Laboratory," said Yusri.

Meanwhile, 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.

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.