'Detainees involved in drug cases'

JAKARTA: About 45 percent of the 868 detainees being held at Pondok Bambu detention center in East Jakarta are involved in drug-related cases, the chief warden of the center said on Monday.

Most of the 183 men and 215 women are young offenders, warden S. Heru Irianto said, adding that there were 441 men and 427 women being held at the detention center.

The youngest person at the center who was involved in a drug case was a 13-year-old girl.

On Monday, the detainees gathered for an antidrug dialog organized by the female members of Kosgoro, a group affiliated with Golkar, in observance of Kartini Day.

The group later handed out 1,000 packages of medicine and meals to the detainees.

In celebration of Kartini Day, the detention center earlier organized a series of contests for putting on make-up, a fashion show and a dangdut dance. -- Antara