- Dewi Umaryati | VIVAnews
VIVAnews – Hundreds of security forces from the Indonesian military and police have surrounded the Kerobokan Penitentiary in Denpasar, Bali, following the ongoing unrest.
The tension has prompted authorities to prepare for a mass evacuation of the jail, which has been without electricity since the riot broke out at about 11 pm local time on Tuesday.
Right now, the area around the penitentiary has been sterilized. Dozens of prisoner vehicles, anti-riot vehicles and water cannons have been on the scene. Kodam IX/Udayana spokesperson, Col. Arm. Wing Handoko, said the joint forces will prepare to evacuate the inmates.
“The first stage will take 60 foreign inmates,” he said on Thursday, Feb 23. Afterwards, 120 female inmates and 13 minor inmates will be translocated.
He said the troops were deployed because of the indication of resistance from the inmates. “It is possible that the inmates will fight back,” he said.
Earlier, prisoners were reported to have asked for their 10 demands to be granted.
The riot that happened in Class IIA Kerobokan Penitentiary in Denpasar on Tuesday night burned down the whole office building in the largest penitentiary in Bali.
Three inmates became victims in the incident: RE (21) from Banyuwangi, who received gunshot wound on his right leg; S (34) from Jember, who was stabbed on his right hand; and NT (33) from Badung, who suffered blisters.
The second riot occurred on Wednesday night. Prisoners were also throwing Molotov cocktails at the police.
