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Riau police capture three escaped inmates

They were captured in Bengkalis regency; one was shot by officers in the process.

Rizal Harahap (The Jakarta Post)
Pekanbaru
Wed, June 19, 2019

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Riau police capture three escaped inmates An illustration photo of a prison cell (JP/R. Berto Wedhatama )

The Bengkalis Police in Riau have arrested three inmates who escaped from Sungai Penuh Penitentiary in Jambi.

They were captured in Bengkalis regency; one was shot by officers in the process.

“We received information from the Kerinci Police’s criminal investigation division that their fugitives were in the Bengkalis area,” Bengkalis Police criminal investigation division head Adj. Comr. Setiawan told The Jakarta Post.

A team from the Bengkalis Police was formed to investigate the matter, leading to the arrest.

The three inmates — Syafrizal, 37, Mike Putra Wijaya, 37, and Rahmat Dani, 24 — were all convicted on drug charges.

Syafrizal, who comes from Rokan Hilir, was sentenced to nine years in prison; Mike, who is from Sungai Penuh, Jambi, was sentenced to six years and eight months; while Rahmat, who from Sungai Penuh, Jambi, was sentenced to five years and six months.

The inmates escaped on June 10 through the prison’s sewage system. They then climbed a guard post and lowered themselves down the other side with pieces of fabric tied together.

Syafrizal was shot in the leg while resisting arrest.

A fourth escaped inmate, Herman Piton, 24, is still at large.  (asp)

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