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Convict moved from Bandung prison after abusing leave permit
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Hundreds of inmates and staff members join in Idul Fitri prayers at Sukamiskin Penitentiary in Bandung, West Java, in this file photo. (The Jakarta Post/Arya Dipa)
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he Law and Human Rights Ministry moved Romi Herton, a convict in a bribery case involving former Constitutional Court justice Akil Mochtar, from Sukamiskin Penitentiary in Bandung to Gunung Sindur Penitentiary in Bogor.
Thursday's transfer was conducted after it was found that the former Palembang mayor violated the terms of his leave permit to visit a hospital. After his visit to the hospital, Romi went to his rented house in Antapani, Bandung, West Java.
The head of the West Java correctional division of the ministry, Molyanto, said Romi had been granted permission leave prison twice. First when he wanted to see his child who was being treated in at Charitas Hospital in Palembang, South Sumatra. The permit was for Nov. 28 to 29 last year and he was to spend the night at the closest prison in Palembang. “But it didn’t happen,” Molyanto said. “He did not obey the requirement and the guard was also at fault,” he said.
The second time Romi was given permission to leave the prison was to seek medical attention at Hermina Hospital in Bandung on Dec. 15 last year. He left the hospital at 7:45 a.m. and returned to the prison at 8:30 p.m. The authorities discovered that he had he stopped at his rented house in Antapani.
“He returned late and our guards were at fault,” he said. “We’re discussing the appropriate punishment [for the guards],” Molyanto said. (evi)
