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| About 200 inmates break out of Indonesian jail |
| By channelnewsasia.com |
| Published: 05/05/2017 |
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JAKARTA: About 200 prisoners in Indonesia broke out of an overcrowded jail on Sumatra island on Friday (May 5), tearing down a gate near a mosque in the prison complex after being allowed out of their cells to pray, officials said. Inmates had complained about their treatment in the jail in Pekanbaru, Riau province, and accused some guards of being violent, said Ferdinand Siagian, head of the regional office of the Law Ministry. "This triggered the incident before Friday prayers,” Siagian told Metro TV. Read More. |
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