Convicts killed by home brew

Convicts killed by home brew

JAKARTA: A senior official alleged yesterday wardens'
negligence caused the death of three prisoners in the East Java
town of Madiun Wednesday.

"But I can assure you that the wardens were not involved in
the case itself," said Thahir Abdullah, Director General for
Correctional Institutions.

Heru Siswanto, 32, Eko Wardoyo, 20, and Agung Sumarsono, 18,
reportedly died after drinking liquor they had prepared from a
mixture of spirits, mosquito repellent, fungus and antiflu pills.

Two other prisoners, Wahyudi, 19, and Thohir, 30, were treated
in Madiun general hospital for being heavily intoxicated, Kompas
reported.

Wahyudi and Thohir returned to their cells after feeling
dizzy, while Heru, Eko, and Agung, continued drinking until they
died.

Thahir admitted all but the spirits were legal in prisons. "We
need to find out how they obtained the spirits," he said. (05)