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Comments on other issues: Islet off Madura to host Waseso's narcotics prison
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strong>Nov. 26, 2015
National Narcotics Agency (BNN) chief Cmr. Gen. Budi Waseso said on Thursday that an islet off Madura in East Java would be the location of a special prison for drug convicts.
Budi said that the secluded island was an appropriate location for the special penitentiary for drug offenders.
'From the several islands that we surveyed, there is an island off Madura that is [...] secluded from any kind of communications,' he said as reported by kompas.com.
The island is a 10-hour boat ride from Sumenep district, Madura.
'We will also construct a moat surrounding the prison filled with wild beasts such as crocodiles and piranhas,' he said.
BNN is coordinating with the Law and Human Rights Ministry on the construction of the 250-inmate capacity prison, which will also be used as an execution center for drug convicts on death row.
Budi said earlier this month that he had proposed the crocodile-guarded penitentiary for drug convicts who had received serious sentences such as the death penalty, adding that the project was also in response to overcrowding in narcotics prisons nationwide.
Your comments:
Seriously, this is your solution to the drug problem in Indonesia? The rest of the world is laughing at you Indonesia.
This idea sounds like it was taken from a children's story like Peter Pan. Do they give people in charge of making important decisions in Indonesia an IQ test?
Morgan Fairchild
Wow! Indonesia's very own Alcatraz. Does this mean no more firing squads and just straight to the crocodiles and piranhas?
Gila-Gila
It seems everyone is happy enough to be regarded as the laughing stock of the planet.
Bohong-Bohong
How many million of US dollars is this prison going to cost? It would be better to spend the funds on a teachers' training college. But no need to worry. The funding will be embezzled long before a brick is laid, or a crocodile caught.
JB1411
Why is Budi Waseso allowed to do whatever he wishes? Why is everybody keeping silent? Why is everybody so afraid of him?
Siang Malam
