11 prisoners flee, officers questioned

11 prisoners flee, officers questioned

BOGOR (JP): Bogor Police Internal Affairs is questioning six
personnel from Citeureup precinct, including its chief, following
the escape of 11 suspects from the police station in the wee
hours of last Saturday.

Bogor Police chief Lt. Col. Ferial Manaf told the media
yesterday that five of the officers were on duty when the
incident happened.

"The other one is the Citeureup Police chief, Second Lt.
Hotlan Siagian, who must also take responsibility," Ferial said.

According to Ferial, the six officers were being questioned
due to their indisciplinary, not criminal, offenses.

Eleven suspects detained in the station fled from their cells
at about 2 a.m. Saturday after digging a big hole in the wall
using an iron sliding bolt.

"Nobody yet knows how they could do it," Ferial said.

The suspects were being held for alleged involvement in
separate light thefts, such as stealing cigarettes, goats and
radio-cassette players.

Police believe they were already in hiding in their respective
hometowns in Central Java. (bsr/24)