akarta (02/05) – The granting of remission or reduction of the criminal period given to prisoners who have met the administrative and substantive requirements as stipulated in Law no. 12 of 1995 concerning Corrections and Presidential Decree No. 174 of 1999 concerning Remissions, Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 28 of 2006 concerning Amendments to Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 32 of 1999 concerning Terms and Procedures for the Implementation of the Rights of Correctional Inmates, Regulation of the Minister of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia Number 21 of 2013 concerning Terms and Procedures How to grant remission, assimilation, leave to visit family, parole, leave before release and conditional leave which has been updated with the Regulation of the Minister of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia Number 03 of 2018 concerning Terms and Procedures for Granting Remission, Assimilation, Leave to Visit Family, parole, Leave Before Free and Conditional Leave Decree of the Minister of Justice and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia Number M.09.HN.02.01 of 1999 concerning Implementation of Presidential Decree of the Republic of Indonesia Number 174 of 1999 concerning Remissions, and Circular Letter of the Minister of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia Number M.HH- 04.PK.01.05.06 of 2013 concerning Guidelines for the Implementation of the Enforcement of Government Regulation Number 99 of 2012 concerning Terms and Procedures for Implementing the Rights of Correctional Inmates.
The total number of occupants of the Class I Central Jakarta State Detention Center as of May 2, 2022 is 3,210 people with a total of 1,394 inmates and 1,816 prisoners. Meanwhile, 938 people who meet the requirements to be proposed to receive Eid special remission, so that the percentage of prisoners who receive remission of 67% is expected to be a stimulus for WBP to behave well and play an active role in the coaching program organized by the Central Jakarta Class I Detention Center. The details for obtaining remission are as follows: RK I as many as 925 people and RK II as many as 9 people, so a total of 934 people received remission.
“Remission is the right of inmates, with the provision of remission on Eid al-Fitr, hopefully it will provide some relief for those who get a reduced sentence. In addition, there are also those who get remissions and are immediately free called RK II, which are 9 people and will be released immediately today, “said Fonika Karutan, Central Jakarta.
Karutan also ordered the Detention Service Section to inform the inmates of the amount of remission obtained, whether they had received remission or not. Inmates who have not yet received remission will be immediately proposed through Administration Delay Remission.
“Remissions are given to inmates who meet both substantive and administrative requirements. For those who haven’t, we will immediately propose them with a note that they meet the requirements,” said Gaffar, Head of Central Jakarta Detention Center Administration and Treatment.
Giving Remission for Eid Al-Fitr at the Class I Rutan, Central Jakarta, was read and given symbolically after the Eid prayer together. The implementation of the Eid prayer as well as the delivery of remissions to the inmates went in an orderly and safe manner.
