Report from Tribunnews.com journalist, Ashri Fadilla
TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA – The Corruption Eradication Commission Detention Center (Rutan KPK) opened a food storage service for the families of prisoners on Christmas Day 2023.
The food served is varied, from non-perishable side dishes to dry cakes.
Among the side dishes served were rendang and chicken opor.
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Then there are also families who leave food in the form of snacks, vegetables and fruit for the prisoners.
“The food consists of snacks, snacks and then food like vegetables and fruit. There are chicken opor, rendang, there are Christmas cookies,” said the Head of the KPK Detention Center, Ahmad Fauzi, Monday (25/12/2023).
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Not only food, prison officials also allow families to send items that do not violate the rules.
However, everything that is entrusted to prisoners must go through specified procedures.
First, food and goods must be contained in boxes and undergo manual inspection.
After that, the deposit must be examined using an X-Ray machine.
“We put it in an X-Ray machine, then it can be sent to each detention center,” said Fauzi.
Apart from food storage, corruption prisoners at the KPK Detention Center are also given the opportunity to visit their families.
According to Fauzi, each family is allowed to visit from morning, 10.00 WIB to 12.00 WIB.
The visiting hours are limited because the number of prisoners in the KPK Detention Center is not too large, namely 89 people.
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Apart from Christians who celebrate Christmas today, visits are also permitted for people of other religions.
“Not only are these holiday visits intended for Christian detainees, we also provide opportunities for detainees of other religions to be visited by their families,” he said.
This visit to the KPK Detention Center was carried out by fulfilling the following conditions:
• The immediate family of the prisoner
• Permission from the Detaining Party (Investigating Team, Prosecutor’s Team and Panel of Judges)
• 1 prisoner is allowed to receive 3 visitors
• It is not permitted to bring food, drinks, communication devices or electronic devices that can disrupt and endanger security and order.
