S'porean escapes from Bali jail

S'porean escapes from Bali jail

DENPASAR, Bali: Bali Police chief Brig. Gen. I Wayan Ardjana
blamed two police officers on Tuesday for the escape of a
detained Singaporean national from the Denpasar District Court
holding cells.

"How could they (the police officers) allow the detainee to
leave the cells and let him walk around without being watched.
These officers are really stupid," Ardjana said as quoted by
Antara.

The detainee was named as Erlin Anthony Richard, 39, who was
waiting on Monday to be brought before the court where he was
being tried on charges relating to a series of alleged swindles
perpetrated in the Kuta area.

Richard reportedly asked permission from First Pvt. DWY and
First Pvt. KAN, to a buy a drink at a cafeteria inside the court
compound, and the two officers gave him permission to do so
alone. Richard, however, failed to return to his cell.

Ardjana said the officers involved were now being interrogated
to ascertain whether they had colluded in Richard's escape.

Richard trial had been running since mid-April, with the
prosecution demanding a sentence of four-years imprisonment for
Richard if found guilty.