Cianjur Prison Prisoners Still Sleeping Post-Employment Post-Earthquake, When Raided, Homemade Sharp Weapons Were Found

Class IIB Cianjur prison officer, West Java, secured dozens of prohibited objects, including sharp weapons belonging to prisoners, after conducting routine raids, Sunday (19/3/2023). ANTARA/Ahmad Fikri

Joint raids targeted the rooms of inmates at Class II B Prison in Cianjur, West Java. As a result, a homemade sharp weapon was found belonging to an inmate.

Head of the Class II B Prison Security Unit (KPLP) Cianjur Muhamad Nurjaman said the joint team routine raid monitored the potential for prohibited items belonging to prison residents such as sharp weapons, cell phones, and drugs.

"A number of homemade sharp weapons and other prohibited items were secured by joint officers during the raid, it is not yet known the motive for prisoners to keep the homemade sharp weapons," he said in Cianjur, West Java, Sunday, March 19, which was confiscated by Antara.

The joint team in this raid came from elements of the TNI/Polri and BNNK Cianjur.

Nurjaman emphasized that prisoners who were caught holding sharp weapons were threatened with being transferred to other prisons.

In its implementation, the joint team conducted a raid by checking every corner of the emergency tent, namely the temporary residence of prisoners due to a number of rooms in prisons that were heavily damaged due to the earthquake some time ago.

After a few tens of minutes of inspection, officers found several homemade sharp weapons, 1 cell phone, and a number of other prohibited items. Officers did not find drugs or drugs in each tent.

"The convicts who were caught keeping sharp weapons on cell phones and other prohibited objects under investigation by joint officers and they will be subject to sanctions to transfer them to prisons outside Cianjur," he said.

He said that his party would investigate the motives of prisoners keeping sharp weapons in the tent where they lived temporarily.

"We will explore their motives for keeping sharp weapons in the tent," he said.

His party will continue to carry out similar activities regularly to prevent prohibited items from entering prisons, especially drugs.

Examination and security will be tightened, especially after the 5.6 magnitude earthquake most of the inmates live in emergency tents.