Two of seven escapees apprehended in Medan<\/p>\n
Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra<\/p>\n
Two of seven detainees who broke out of detention cell in Medan,
\nNorth Sumatra, were recaptured on Saturday night, police said
\nhere on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Medan Police detectives chief Adj. Comr. Maruli Siahaan said
\nAzhar Novi, 37, and Rudiansyah Lubis, 24, were rearrested at
\ndifferent places following a tipoff from locals.<\/p>\n
Maruli said his personnel shot robbery suspect Rudiansyah in
\nthe right leg, claiming he tried to escape, while Novi who had
\nbeen detained on charges of sexual assault was apprehended at his
\nparents' house on Jl. Pancing, Medan.<\/p>\n
Novi's parents had notified the local police about their son's
\nwhereabouts, Maruli added.<\/p>\n
The two and five other detainees escaped on Dec. 1 by cutting
\nthrough rusty bars on a window in a bathroom with a hacksaw. The
\nsuspects used sarongs tied to the bars to climb down the wall.<\/p>\n
At least four officers and a number of other detainees had
\nbeen questioned in connection with the case, as the local police
\nbelieved that the jailbreak was well planned and involved the
\nassistance of outsiders.<\/p>\n
Maruli said the police continued to hunt for the five escapees
\nstill on the run -- Musjiono alias Yono, 36, Muhammad Saleh, 33,
\nMuhammad Iqbal, 24, Aslan Alkana, 21, and Sudipi, 22.<\/p>\n
\"We suspect that they are still in North Sumatra,\" Maruli
\nadded.<\/p>\n
The seven were among 25 detainees awaiting trial, some of whom
\nwere charged in drug cases. The other 18 detainees opted to stay
\nput.<\/p>\n
Jailbreaks are commonplace in Indonesia, with negligence or
\ncollusion on the part of prison guards usually the norm.<\/p>\n
In September, 52 prisoners broke out of an overcrowded prison
\non the island of Batam, Riau province.<\/p>\n
The 52 inmates -- all convicted on drug charges -- escaped
\nafter sawing through the iron bars of their cells and attacking
\nguards.<\/p>",
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