Hamid visits Makassar prisons

MAKASSAR: Minister of Justice and Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin paid unannounced visits to two penitentiaries in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Monday, and was furious to learn some inmates were using narcotics in their cells.

When the minister visited the cells, he found material for taking crystal methamphetamine. In other cells, he found knives, electronic appliances and other prohibited items.

"We need to take action," Hamid told reporters. It was not immediately clear whether the authorities in charge of the penitentiaries would receive administrative sanctions.

The minister was accompanied by several senior local administration officials and top provincial police officers during the tours of the Makassar and Gunung Sari penitentiaries. -- Detik.com