DPR Will Evaluate The Performance Of The Minister Of Law And Human Rights Regarding Tangerang Prisons, Just Waiting For The Schedule

Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Commission III will evaluate the performance of the Minister of Law and Human Rights (Menkumham) Yasonna Laoly and the Director General of Corrections (Dirjen PAS) Kemenkumham Reinhard Silitonga.

The law commission considers the fire at the Class I Penitentiary (Lapas) Tangerang, Banten, which killed 44 inmates as a big problem.

"Because this is a big problem. It's not only solved in one step because the problem is very complex," said Commission III member Eva Yuliana in a virtual discussion, Sunday, September 12, 2021. The NasDem Party politician said that Commission III and the Ministry of Law and Human Rights always discuss prison conditions every year. meeting together. However, one of the classic problems in prisons, namely excess capacity, remains unresolved. Eva said that the meeting with the Ministry of Law and Human Rights is planned to be held next week. However, the meeting agenda had to be postponed because the government was still focused on handling fires at the Tangerang Class I Prison. Therefore, Commission III of the DPR is still waiting for a schedule so that the meeting can be held soon.

"We are waiting for the leadership of the DPR and the Ministry of Law and Human Rights to reschedule when the meeting is held," he said.