NewsDozens dead in fire in prison in Indonesia

Dozens dead in fire in prison in Indonesia

The fire breaks out early in the morning. 41 prisoners are found dead, there are several injured. A disaster for the relatives of the victims.

Jakarta – At least 41 prisoners were killed and eight others were seriously injured in a fire in a prison near the Indonesian capital Jakarta.

The fire broke out early in the morning in the Tangerang correctional facility, about 20 kilometers from the metropolis, said police spokesman Yusri Yunus. “41 people were found dead,” he said. 30 others were slightly injured. The flames have been brought under control. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.

Rika Aprianti, a spokeswoman for the Director-General of Prisons at the Justice Department, said the fire destroyed a block of the prison that housed 122 inmates, mostly drug addicts. “This is a disaster and our condolences go out to the families of the victims,” she said. The prison wing was overcrowded and actually only designed for 40 prisoners.

Like many other prisons in the Southeast Asian island nation, the prison in Tangerang is chronically overcrowded. According to the Ministry of Justice, more than 2,000 convicts recently served their sentences there, although the building was built for a maximum of 600 prisoners.

“Our judicial system relies on detention as a form of punishment,” said a statement from the Institute for Criminal Law Reform. A big problem is the failed war on drugs in the fourth most populous country on earth. “The majority of the 28,241 drug convicts in Indonesian prisons are drug users who shouldn’t be in custody at all,” the institute said. dpa

Indonesian police are in the crosshairs after the stampede that left 131 dead

After one of the worst tragedies in the history of football, the Indonesian authorities have begun to sanction the agents who unleashed the avalanche at a football match.

At least 127 killed in riots at soccer match in Indonesia

Supporters of the losing team invaded the field; the police fired tear gas causing a stampede of the crowd and cases of asphyxiation leaving 180 injured.

Why FIFA and Fortnite are banned in Indonesia

The country already allows some services to operate, such as Steam. However, several platforms have failed to comply with the MR5 law.

Mount Merapi volcano spews lava and ash – hundreds flee

Mount Merapi is considered the most active volcano in Indonesia. Last night he again forced many people to flee from lava and ash.

Heavy earthquake in Sumatra: at least two dead

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Friday morning. Two people are killed and others are injured.

More