JAKARTA - Commission III of the DPR conveyed its condolences to the victims of the fire at the Class I Correctional Institution (Lapas) in Tangerang, Banten. In which, as many as 41 people were killed, 73 prisoners were injured, and eight of them were seriously injured in the incident.
A day later, the death toll from the fire at the Class I prison in Tangerang, Banten, was declared to have increased by three. They were treated at the Tangerang City Hospital for serious burns.
Thus, a total of 44 inmates died in the Tangerang prison block C2 fire incident.
The fire that occurred at 02.00 in the morning then gave rise to speculation that there was an element of negligence, because the SOP did not work and killed dozens of inmates.
Commission III of the DPR considers the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, in particular Minister Yasonna H Laoly and the Director General of Corrections, as the most responsible parties in this incident.
The legal commission also reminded the government about the revision of the related law so that it becomes the legal umbrella for handling prisons.
Even all the factions in the DPR reacted. The reason is that prisons are also considered to have excess capacity, especially for drug problems. So when a disaster occurs, the evacuation of victims is a mess.
PKS: Dirjen PAS Needs to Evaluate Prison Evacuation SOPs
Member of Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Aboebakar Al-Habsy, deeply regretted the Tangerang prison fire and asked the security forces to conduct an in-depth investigation.
"As a member of Commission III, I ask the Director General of PAS to immediately make an emergency response step to provide assistance to the 73 injured inmates. The best care must be given to all of them, whether they are hospitalized, treated at a clinic, or still in prison," Aboe said, Thursday, September 9.
The chairman of the Honorary Court of the Council added that special arrangements were needed for procedures for the identification and return of deceased bodies so that health protocols were maintained properly. This arrangement is necessary so that the collection of bodies does not cause queues or crowds.
"The Director General of PAS needs to conduct an investigation regarding the application of SOPs for handling fires in prisons. An audit must be carried out, how exactly this fire happened, and why so many victims died, whether there were SOPs that were not carried out, or was there negligence on the part of the officers that caused the inmates to be helpless, "explained the Secretary General of the PKS.
On the other hand, said Aboe, the Director General of PAS needs to evaluate the SOP for the evacuation of prisons in the event of a fire.
"There should be a mitigation pattern that can be done, so that if a fire occurs in the prison, it will not take this many victims. Moreover, many prisons in Indonesia are experiencing over-capacity," concluded the General Treasurer of the FPKS DPR RI.
PKB: All Existing Apparatus Must Be Responsible
Member of Commission III of the House of Representatives, Jazilul Fawaid, assessed that all those in charge of correctional institutions must be responsible for the fire incident in the Class I prison in Tangerang. Especially the Menkumham and the Director General of PAS, although this case is being handled by the Police.
"The existing apparatus must be responsible for the deaths of 41 people, even though this was an accident," Jazilul said, confirmed by VOI, Thursday, September 9.
Jazilul said he was surprised that the fire that occurred in the early hours of the morning killed more than 40 inmates and injured dozens of others.
"In the security prison system, there is an SOP, this happened at 2 pm. Did all of them fall asleep? Or how about scheduling? It's an old prison, how about electricity cables or other installations that can have fatal consequences for inmates," he asked.
Furthermore, Jazilul revealed that the Tangerang City Class I prison was overloaded. In fact, the case of overloaded prisons does not only occur in Lapas I Tangerang, but also in many other prisons in Indonesia.
Therefore, the Deputy Chairperson of the People's Consultative Assembly considered that there needs to be a grand design or a new approach in handling correctional facilities. Because, said Jazilul, the budget for correctional facilities is always lacking so that the prison building cannot meet the needs of inmates. On the other hand, the crime rate continues to grow.
“We can no longer use the current approach for certain cases. There needs to be a new approach to prison management. If the budget is temporarily short, there is no new approach to prison policy. The solution is the Correctional Bill," he explained.
PAN: Menkumham Yasonna Must Resign
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 at the Class I prison in Tangerang, Banten on Wednesday, September 8, early in the morning.
"If she has a moral responsibility, I think she should resign. If she 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.
"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 is no improvement at all, it's nonsense, and we all feel that we see it. The condition of our prison is very worrying," he explained.
Sudding assessed that the fire in the Class I prison in Tangerang was one of the accumulated problems in the 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 against the inmates.
"Indeed, almost all prisons in Indonesia are experiencing excess capacity. Inside, the guards are also still treating things that are discriminatory, very complex problems in prisons," he said.
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 said.
PPP: Investigation Don't Cover Up
Member of Commission III of the DPR from the PPP faction, Arsul Sani, considered this fire to be a sad tragedy. This is because, since the building was built and operated by the prison, it is said that no repairs have been made to the electrical installation.
"This is a very sad tragedy. But Commission III does not want to rush to blame for the fire incident," said Arsul, Wednesday, September 8.
The Deputy Chairman of the MPR RI then gave a note to the Minister of Law and Human Rights (Menkumham) Yasonna H Laoly. First, let Bareskrim thoroughly investigate whether there was an element of intent or negligence.
"In this case, let Bareskrim Polri carry out an investigation to complete it, nothing should be covered up," said Arsul.
Second, the Menkumham needs to conduct a comprehensive security audit of the condition of prisons throughout Indonesia.
"So that an incident like the Tangerang Prison does not repeat itself," concluded the Deputy General Chairperson (Waketum) of PPP.
Gerindra: There are Deviant Practices in Prisons
Member of Commission III of the House of Representatives from the Gerindra Party faction, Habiburokhman, revealed that there were deviant practices carried out by law enforcement officers in playing articles against drug suspects. So, he said, Tangerang prison was overcapacity.
"We have received reports that many officers have criminalized users by ensnaring the traffickers," said Habiburokhman, Thursday, September 9.
"So quote and quote there is pressure if you don't provide this, then the users will become distributors," he continued.
In fact, said Habiburrokhman, the officers who handle drug abuse cases do not care about the limited capacity of prisons.
"It doesn't matter, officials like that don't care what percentage of capacity, how many tens of percent is important if you don't cooperate with quotes and quotes and from users become distributors. That's what makes over capacity," he explained.
Therefore, the Deputy General Chairperson (Waketum) of the Gerindra Party DPP, asked the competent authorities to evaluate any public reports related to this problem. He reminded them not to let this happen in other prisons.
"That's a lot of input from the community to us. Please check and evaluate," said Habiburokhman.
NasDem: Revision of Narcotics Law Solutions for Over Capacity Prisons
Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the House of Representatives, Ahmad Sahroni, supports the revision of Law Number 35/2009 on Narcotics (Narcotics Law), particularly regarding the rehabilitation rules for prisoners who use drugs.
He assessed that prisons or correctional institutions are not the only solution to punishment, especially for drug addicts. According to him, it is better for drug users to undergo rehabilitation.
"I totally agree if the Narcotics Law is revised," said Sahroni, Thursday, September 9, 2021.
Sahroni supported the statement by the Minister of Law and Human Rights, Yasonna Laoly, who pushed for the revision of the Narcotics Law to resolve the problem of overcapacity in Indonesian prisons. The reason is that more than 41 inmates were killed and most of them were narcotics convicts.
On the other hand, there is the problem of overcapacity in Indonesian prisons. In Tangerang prison, for example, the maximum capacity to accommodate inmates is 600 inmates. However, it was stated that the capacity of the Tangerang prison when a fire occurred was twice the maximum limit.
Furthermore, Sahroni stated that he had long been pushing for drug users to be rehabilitated instead of imprisoned. He assessed that the revision of the Narcotics Law could be a long-term solution in an effort to reduce the number of prisoners in prisons who are currently overcapacity.
"Basically I agree, drug convicts should only be rehabilitated, no need to be imprisoned. Because prisons are full, not only in one prison, but also in many prisons in Indonesia," he said.
The NasDem Party politician explained that the issue of overcapacity prisons is a problem that has always been discussed in Commission III of the DPR. He stressed that the problem must be immediately resolved.
"One of them is by encouraging the revision of the Narcotics Law, especially regarding the rehabilitation rules for drug-using prisoners," he said.
Golkar: Fire is Momentum to Legalize Correctional Bill
Member of Commission III of the House of Representatives, Adde Rosi Khoerunnisa, asked the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) to take quick and measured steps to ensure the evacuation of victims of the fire at the Class I prison in Tangerang, Banten.
"Do the best treatment for the injured and recover the victim's family," said Adde, Thursday, September 9.
Regarding the responsibility of the Director General of Corrections regarding this incident, Adde urged the police to quickly conduct a thorough investigation and thoroughly investigate the cause of the fire that killed 44 inmates.
Adde hopes that this fire incident will become a momentum to immediately ratify the Correctional Bill so that issues related to overcapacity, facilities in prisons and various other problems can be resolved properly.
Where, said Adde, this bill in the last period was just waiting for its ratification. The Correctional Bill has also been included in the Prolegnas.
"We hope that Commission III of the DPR RI and the Government will immediately sit down together to discuss this bill again, for the sake of improving prisons in the future. Since this is a humanitarian issue and a common problem, it cannot be delayed too long," said Adde.
Ade added that the fire in Tangerang Prison further extended the series of similar cases that had occurred before.
It was recorded that in 2020, a number of fire cases were among the first, riots and fires in Tuminting Prison, Manado, North Sulawesi. Second, the Purwokerto Prison caught fire. Third, riots and fires at Kabanjahe Prison, North Sumatra.
Therefore, this member of the Legislative Council of the Republic of Indonesia emphasized the need for the formulation of a mitigation strategy so that serious disasters such as the Fire in Tangerang Prison do not happen again.
"We want to emphasize the evaluation and formulation of mitigation strategies so that it does not happen again. In addition, the issue of excess prison capacity must also be of special attention to ensure the fulfillment of humanitarian, health and safety aspects," said the Golkar politician.
PDIP: Immediately investigate so it doesn't become a polemic
The chairman of Commission III of the DPR, Herman Herry, asked the Minister of Law and Human Rights and the ranks of the director general of prisons to immediately relocate prison staff and inmates to a safe place.
"There should not be parties who take advantage of or take advantage of the fire incident that occurred in Tangerang prison," Herman told reporters, Wednesday, September 8.
The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) electoral district legislator also asked the police to immediately investigate and thoroughly investigate the fire incident. So, it does not become a polemic in the midst of society.
"I ask the Police to immediately conduct an in-depth investigation into this fire. I hope this incident is thoroughly investigated," said the PDIP politician.
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