Rights body assesses detention centers

Rights body assesses detention centers

JAKARTA: Four officials from the National Commission on Human
Rights (Komnas HAM) visited the Jakarta Police Headquarters
detention center on Monday.

"The condition (of the detention center) is quite good and
humane," said a member of the commission, Lies Sugondo, after
touring a detention center for general crime and drug suspects.

She declined to give any details on the results of the visit,
saying she first had to hold discussions with other commission
members.

Besides the detention centers, the team -- comprising Lies,
Habib Irjin, Hasto Atmojo and Farid -- also visited the
interrogation rooms at the headquarters.

City police spokesman Sr. Comr. Prasetyo said the visit was
aimed at assessing whether the police violated the rights of
detainees and suspects. -- JP