14 questioned over jailbreak

14 questioned over jailbreak

MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Fourteen wardens from the Gunung
Sari Penitentiary here were brought in for police questioning on
Monday following an overnight jailbreak in which 29 prisoners
escaped after reportedly finding their cells unlocked.

"We're probing them on the incident as the inmates were able
to flee without much trouble," Makassar Police chief Col. Aryanto
Boedihardjo said on Monday, adding that a shoot-on-sight order
had been ordered against the escapees.

This was the second jailbreak in the past seven months. About
100 inmates escaped in August after setting the prison on fire.

South Sulawesi Police chief Brig. Gen. Mudji Sutrisno said the
incident was probably a result of negligence.

"Some of those wardens (being questioned) were also questioned
about the August jailbreak, but they were acquitted at the time
due to circumstantial evidence," a source said. (27/edt)