Detainee escapes from paddy wagon<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A prisoner from Salemba Penitentiary in Central
\nJakarta escaped on Wednesday from the paddy wagon that was about
\nto transport himself and 21 other detainees to the Central
\nJakarta District Court.<\/p>\n
Salemba Penitentiary Warden Bambang Kusbanu said that Muchdar
\nAssegaf, 42, managed to escape after duping the officers from the
\nCentral Jakarta Prosecutor's Office and the Central Jakarta
\nPolice who were assigned to take the detainees to court for their
\nhearings.<\/p>\n
He said Muchdar, who had been on remand at the prison since
\nNov. 27 last year, first asked permission from the officers to be
\nseated next to the driver during the trip from the prison to the
\ncourt.<\/p>\n
The officers granted his request. But while they were watching
\nthe other detainees getting into the truck, Muchdar ran out of
\nthe prison gate, which was only 20 meters from the wagon, Bambang
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Two officers from Salemba Penitentiary, Sugiharto and Suhada,
\nwho were having lunch at a food stall across from the prison, saw
\nMuchdar running toward a waiting motorbike.<\/p>\n
Sugiharto shouted, \"Muchdar's escaped, Muchdar's escaped,\" but
\nto no avail as Muchdar was already speeding off on the motorbike.<\/p>\n
Sugiharto commandeered a passing minivan to give chase but his
\nefforts were fruitless.<\/p>\n
Muchdar is one of the suspects in the shooting death of a
\nsenior figure in the Islam Defenders Front (FPI), Saleh bin
\nAbdullah Alatas, on July 23, 2000.<\/p>\n
Muchdar is charged with premeditated murder which is a capital
\ncrime.<\/p>\n
He was arrested by the Central Jakarta Police on Sept. 13 in
\nPandeglang, West Java.<\/p>\n
During the arrest, the police also seized an FN 45-millimeter
\npistol along with 75 bullets. (01)<\/p>",
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