Chaos at Tanjung Gusta
Inmates rioted at Tanjung Gusta Penitentiary in Medan, demanding an easing of remission rules. Five people died.
July 16, 2013
Hundreds of convicts descended to the yard in the Tanjung Gusta Class 1 Penitentiary (LP) in Medan on Thursday last week. They came from various blocks in the three-floor prison. Frustration showed on their faces. The water in the prison hadn't run all day. At around 5pm, some of the convicts started grumbling. "They were cursing," said Marwan, alias Wak Genk alias Nanong, one of the convicts. Wak Genk is serving a 12-year sentence for terrorism ch
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