Tangerang Prison Fire Rises Investigation, Who Will Be The Suspect?

Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Yusri Yunus (Photo: Public Relations of the Police)

JAKARTA - The police stated that the status of the deadly fire case at the Class I Tangerang prison has been raised to be investigated. Thus, later there will be suspects of alleged criminal acts of negligence or intentional.

"Last night, the investigation team carried out a case title and this morning the investigation was increased to an investigation. So the fingerprints have been raised," said the Head of Public Relations of the Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Yusri Yunus, to reporters, Friday, September 10.

With the increase in the status of this case to investigation, Yusri continued, investigators have prepared the steps to be taken. One of them re-examined the witnesses.

"So that our follow-up plan in the future will complete the administration, call (witnesses) back in the context of the investigation to conduct an examination," said Yusri. All to do with negligence and intentional.

"So if yesterday it was found that the criminal charges were found in Article 187, Article 188 in conjunction with Article 359 of the Criminal Code. We need to look into other possible negligences for other things," said Yusri.

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.

Dozens of prisoners were not able to save themselves. Because when the fire broke out, the prison cell was locked. While the officers did not have time to open the cells of the victims.