Escaped From The Maumere NTT Rutan, Perpetrator Of Curangmor Yohanes Christian Arrested By Joint Officers In Larantuka

Head of Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights East Nusa Tenggara Marciana D. Jone. ANTARA/Kornelis Kaha

MAUMERE - A joint team from the Class II B Rutan Maumere with the Maumere Police and the East Flores Police arrested Yohanes Christian Jano (18) who had escaped from the detention center, then was on the wanted list (DPO). Head of Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Marciana D. Jone said the officers arrested the DPO on Tuesday, October 11. "According to reports, he was arrested on Tuesday at 17.15 WITA, precisely in Posto Village, Larantuka City," he said when met by the media crew in Kupang, Antara, Wednesday, October 12. The pursuit of Yohanes since September 30, 2022 or when the person concerned fled the detention center. According to Marci, there were allegations of negligence by the officers so that the inmates could escape from the detention center. Those who are negligent in their duties will be investigated. If it is known that they violated the rules or SOPs, he said, they will immediately be given sanctions that apply within the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, NTT. Marci expressed his gratitude to a number of police officers in the two regions who have worked with the detention center to find and re-arrest Yohanes Christian Jano. Meanwhile, the Head of the Class II B Kupang Detention Center, Antonius Semuki, said that the arrest of the DPO was due to the cooperation of all parties. Antonius said that what happened was a lesson for all detention center employees so that in the future they could work according to the SOP. It was also explained that Yohanes was being held at the detention center because he was involved in the theft of motorized vehicles.