NZ MPs see Dili prisoners

DILI, East Timor: Five New Zealand members of parliament were impressed by the way the authorities treat prisoners at the Becora correctional institution here, the warden said.

Ngaino, director of the institution, told Antara Monday that the parliamentarians were satisfied to see the prisoners were treated "well and humanly", which was more than they expected.

Before they visited the institution, they had an incorrect impression as to the handling of prisoners as they thought inmates were treated inhumanly, Ngaino said.

There are 202 prisoners and 23 detainees at Becora correctional institution.

The parliament members toured East Timor as part of their visit to Indonesia.(sim)