Kendari Detention Centre Chief Suspended Following Corruption Inmate Spotted at Café

The head of Kendari Class II A Detention Centre, Rikie Umbaran, has been removed from his position following the case of corruption convict Supriadi being found at a coffee shop.

The Head of the Sulawesi Tenggara Regional Office of the Directorate General of Corrections, Sulardi, stated that this temporary suspension aims to facilitate the internal examination process.

The suspension decision is outlined in Order Letter Number WP.27-588.SA.04.01 of 2026, dated 17 April 2026.

“For now, we are suspending him to ease the examination,” Sulardi said when met in Kendari on Friday (17/4).

Regarding the sanctions to be imposed on the detention centre head, Sulardi said they would await the results of the examination and the decision from the Internal Compliance Operational Unit of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights.

“The sanction decision for the detention centre head awaits the results of the regional office examination and the central Internal Compliance Operational Unit,” he stated.

The case of the convict came to light after a video recording circulated showing Supriadi, the former Head of the Kolaka Harbourmaster, relaxing at a café after attending a Case Review (PK) hearing at the Kendari District Court.

Although under the escort of officers or prison guards, the convict was proven to have violated the procedures for leaving the detention centre.

In addition to the Kendari Detention Centre head, the Sulawesi Tenggara Directorate General of Corrections has also imposed firm sanctions on the convict Supriadi and the custody escorting officers who were on duty at the time.

The sanctions imposed include transferring Supriadi to Nusakambangan Prison and reassigning the guards from Kendari Detention Centre to the Sulawesi Tenggara Directorate General of Corrections Regional Office.

Supriadi is a convict in the corruption case of abusing authority in issuing Ship Sailing Permits (SIB) for illegal nickel transport, causing state losses of Rp233 billion.

For his actions, Supriadi was sentenced to five years in prison, a fine of Rp600 million, and an obligation to pay replacement money of Rp1.255 billion.

In the trial facts, Supriadi was proven to have received bribes of Rp100 million for each illegally issued tongkang ship document.