Poso convict quietly freed

Poso convict quietly freed

PALU, Central Sulawesi: Provincial police are searching for a
escaped convict who was allowed to leave the Palu prison on
Saturday without a guard.

The convict, Ipong, was sentenced to two and a half years jail
in February by the Poso District Court for his role in a series
of crimes, including murder and robbery.

Poso police chief Adj. Sr. Coms. Abdi Darma Sitepu told The
Jakarta Post the prison's chief warden was to blame for Ipong's
escape.

A prison guard said Ipong was allowed to leave the jail
temporarily to buy medicine after he complained of a headache.

Sitepu said Ipong had gone to the drugstore unguarded. -- JP