Drug suspect escapes women's penitentiary<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A woman arrested over drugs escaped Pondok Bambu
\nWomen's Penitentiary on Tuesday afternoon, reportedly aided by
\npenitentiary wardens.<\/p>\n
East Jakarta Police chief of detectives, Adj. Comr. Agus
\nIrianto, confirmed the escape on Tuesday evening, adding that he
\nhad no idea exactly how the woman escaped.<\/p>\n
\"She had been arrested by Tanjung Duren Police over drugs, and
\nshe was detained at Pondok Bambu Women's Penitentiary. Tanjung
\nDuren Police are currently handling the case,\" Agus told The
\nJakarta Post.<\/p>\n
Police sources identified the woman who escaped as Yenni
\nHerawati, 19.<\/p>\n
\"She had pretended to be sick and said that she needed to go
\nto the hospital... she is supposedly rich. She paid off the
\nwardens. They (wardens) opened the door for her, and she ran off.
\nThat's all we can say,\" a police source said.<\/p>\n
Tanjung Duren Police subprecinct chief Adj. Comr. Tahi
\nSilitonga also confirmed the escape, and said he was questioning
\ntwo wardens from the penitentiary.<\/p>\n
\"I am questioning two wardens. I cannot say any more,\"
\nSilitonga said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The chief Warden of Pondok Bambu Women's Penitentiary,
\nSupriyadi, was very upset when asked on the matter.<\/p>\n
\"Why are you disturbing me? I have had a very difficult day. I
\nwill not confirm anything... if you want the story, come meet me
\ntomorrow at the penitentiary,\" Supriyadi told the Post over the
\nphone, before hanging up.<\/p>\n
Another source added that penitentiary wardens were paid very
\nsmall salaries and, as a result, they do not worry about letting
\nsuspects or convicts go.<\/p>\n
\"This is nothing. Ask any warden at Cipinang Penitentiary,
\nwhat goes on there with (corruption convict) Ricardo Gelael,\" the
\nsource said.<\/p>\n
\"Almost every day, wardens fight over who gets to escort
\nRicardo out of the penitentiary, to meet his family... each day
\nthat convict spends over Rp 1 million every time he is escorted
\nout by the wardens,\" the source said.<\/p>\n
Like his friend, fugitive Hutomo \"Tommy\" Mandala Putra,
\nRicardo was convicted by the Supreme Court last September and
\nsentenced to an 18-month prison term at Cipinang Penitentiary,
\nEast Jakarta, over a land swap scam with the State Logistics
\nAgency in 1995. (ylt)<\/p>",
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