Three New Suspects In The Tangerang Prison Fire Case, From Prisoners To Prison Officials Suspected Of Alleged Negligence

Tangerang prison fire case press conference (Rizky Adytia Pramana/VOI)

JAKARTA - The police have again named three suspects in the Tangerang Class I prison fire case. They are inmates to prison officials.

"The result (of the case) is that 3 more suspects have been added," said the Head of Public Relations of the Metro Jaya Police, Commissioner Yusri Yunus, to reporters, Wednesday, September 29.

The suspects are inmates with the initials JMN. Then, a prison employee with the initials PPB and RS, who served in the General Section.

They were named suspects on suspicion of negligence. Their actions are considered to meet the elements of Article 188 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Articles 55 and 56 of the Criminal Code.

"JMN was negligent because it installed electrical installations of cables that were there which caused fires which he was not an expert in," said Yusri.

"(PPB) who ordered JMN to install the electrical installation. The third is that this hospital brother is the direct supervisor of PPB's brother. His position is as General Section of Class I prison in Tangerang," Yusri continued.

With this determination, currently, six people have been named as suspects. Because previously the police named three suspects behind the deadly fire at the Class I Tangerang prison. The suspects are prison employees.

The three suspects had the initials RU, S, and Y. The determination of these suspects was based on the results of a case title with dozens of witnesses and evidence. In that case, they were proven to have violated Article 359 of the Criminal Code regarding negligence causing death.

The Tangerang Class I prison caught fire on Wednesday, September 8, in the early hours of the morning. As a result, dozens of inmates died because of the incident.