Warder held over prison escape

Warder held over prison escape

SEMARANG: A prison warder is being questioned for allegedly
helping two prisoners escape from a high security prison on Nusa
Kambangan island last month.

Chief of the Central Java justice ministry office Soeroso said
Wednesday that the warder had allowed the convicts, Sofjan Hadi,
35, and Antonius Kelana, 33, to work outside the Batu prison
without a guard.

Kelana, serving time for drugs, was recaptured at Sodong quay
-- about 15 kilometers from the prison -- but Sofyan, jailed for
robbery, remains on the run.

Both prisoners were due to complete their sentences by the end
of the year, Antara reported.

"They have wasted their chance to get free. They are facing
new charges," Soeroso said. (pan)