20210910 Activists demand heads roll for Tangerang prison fire
Indonesia Sep 10 2021 “Building” “Other bldg.”
Dead : dead more than 10 Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured more than 10
Activists demand heads roll for Tangerang prison fire
Updated: 2021-09-10
Three more inmates died on Thursday after having been treated at Tangerang Regional General Hospital (RSUD Tangerang) following a fire at the Tangerang Class 1 Penitentiary in Banten that had killed scores of drug inmates a day earlier, sparking fresh calls for accountability of the government.
The latest fatalities bring the total death toll of the tragic incident, suspected to have been caused by an “electrical short circuit” in one of the cell blocks at the facility, to 44 people, including two foreign nationals.
The incidents have called attention to overcrowding in Indonesian prisons, partly driven by the government’s tough stance on drug use, with activists calling on key officials to take responsibility and resign from their posts following the incident.
Web Source: JakataPost