No Ordinary Escape

Four cells at the end of the hallway of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN)'s detention center are now empty. The rooms, each measuring 30 square meters, are sealed off with police tape. Iron bars block access to the cells and separate them from the other eight cells. Down the hallway, at the bottom of an iron ventilation grille panel, is a gaping hole the size of a 21-inch TV screen. Right above is an active CCTV camera.

Last Wednesday, several workers were seen busily trying to close the gap, which had been used as an escape route for ten prisoners the Monday before. "The Inspectorate's team is still investigating how the escapees punctured a hole through the wall," said Sr. Comr. Slamet Pribadi, BNN's spokesman last Thursday.

April 7, 2015