Viral Video Of Inmates In Rantauprapat Prison Called Gambling And Using Drugs, This Is The Kalapas Explanation

Sitaiusi in Rantauprapat prison, Labuhanbatu, North Sumatra. (IST)

JAKARTA - The video about the inmates of Rantauprapat Prison, Labuhanbatu, North Sumatra is free to play gambling and use viral drugs on social media. The head of the prison (Kalapas), Herliadi, did not deny that the bideo occurred in the prison he leads, but it was an old video.

The problem is, said Herliadi, now his party has made improvements in prisons. "Based on the investigation by the Patnal Sattops Team regarding the video, it is true that the incident occurred at the Rantauprapat Prison, but it is an old video. And currently the situation of the Rantauprapat Prison is safe and under control," he said in a written statement received by VOI on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.

He stated that his party also immediately moved quickly to conduct raids and urine tests on three people with the initials PS, EAM, and AAH in Wisma Diponegoro room D8 as revealed in the video.

"In the raids and urine tests led directly by the Head of the Prison Security Unit, Dimas Eka Putra, Rantauprapat prison officers only confiscated nail scissors, damaged scissors, power bank, and flashlight nokia cellphones. But we did not find narcotics in the room. While the examination of the 3rd urine test The inmates took place at the Rantauprapat Prison Primary Clinic, the results were all negative," he said.

Kalapas Rantauprapat emphasized that the raids and urine tests were carried out as early detection of security and order disturbances, prevention of the circulation of cellphones, drugs, and other prohibited objects, as well as ensuring that the situation in the residential room remained safe and conducive.

"We ensure that if there are inmates and even our employees who are indicated to use narcotics, we will immediately hand them over to law enforcement officials," said Herliadi.