Legal Expert Says Buying And Selling Rooms In Prisons Has Been Going For A Long Time

JAKARTA - Constitutional law expert from the Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia (FHUI) Heru Susetyo sees the need to improve the integrity of correctional officers (lapas) in order to prevent the practice of buying and selling rooms for prisoners. "Heru Susetyo said when contacted in Jakarta, Friday, February 11. Heru Susetyo said this when responding to the alleged practice of buying and selling rooms for inmates in prisons. more extra than the previous policy. "At least those who are wrong are punished and those who excel are given rewards," said Heru.

He said that the issue of the practice of buying and selling rooms for inmates in prisons had been going on for a long time. There are cases that have surfaced recently because they have only recently been revealed. "It's a practice that has been going on for a long time. It's a person, and maybe not just in one prison," he said. Heru suspects the practice of buying and selling rooms in prisons by officers at lower levels. For example, if this is known by the leadership and let it be, it is a wrong act. According to him, if there is a discourse on replacing prison officers with computer or machine mechanisms in order to reduce the risk of buying and selling rooms, it needs to be further investigated. immediately rely on computer systems or machines because they still need officers.