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Greater Jakarta: Taiwanese inmate found dead in cell
A Taiwanese inmate, identified only as FCK, 44, was found dead in his Tangerang prison cell at 8 p
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Taiwanese inmate, identified only as FCK, 44, was found dead in his Tangerang prison cell at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, a prison official has said. It is believed he committed suicide by hanging.
Head of security at Banten’s Tangerang Class IIA juvenile penitentiary, Abdul Aziz, said that FCK had been held at the prison since he was arrested for alleged drug abuse in June at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. FCK was awaiting trial.
His body was taken to Tangerang Regional Hospital, but no family member had visited him by Wednesday morning, kompas.com reported.
The prison’s records on FCK listed three suicide attempts during his time in the jail. “That was why we moved him nearer to our security station and my office,” said Abdul.
He said that, according to other inmates, FCK had come to Indonesia to marry his Indonesian girlfriend, but that his arrest had caused the relationship to fall apart.
“Because he was being legally processed on drug abuse charges, his girlfriend left him,” Abdul said.
