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89. Anak Agung Gede Oka, aged 38, was arrested on 15 November 2007 at Peta village
by the police, and was taken to Polsek Gyanyar, where he was interrogated. He stayed there
until 17 November and was then transferred to the Polres. He had no complaints about the police
station; he received food twice a day. There was no violence and the doctor examined them. He
mainly suffered from the fact that he was unable to pay the school fee of his 10-year-old child.
90. Wayan Denia, aged 57, from Bali, was arrested on 10 November 2007 at his home by the
police for a minor offence. He was taken to Polres where he was interrogated in an office in
which he had to stay until the early morning of 12 November 2007. Only then was he taken to
the cell. He was informed that he had the right to a lawyer; but could not afford one. He
complained about the lack of drinking water.
JUVENILE DETENTION CENTRE KUTOARJO (JAVA)
(Visited on 20 November 2007)
91. The prison had a population of 82 detainees (71 convicted, 10 pre-trial, 1 girl), and a
capacity of 116. The youngest detainee was 10 years old. The only girl was detained in a
separate cell. Staff comprised 55 men and 14 women. The cells were grouped around a large
courtyard. Their size was about 1,6m x 4 m (including the toilet). Around seven boys sleep in
each cell. Families can visit, but are not allowed to stay longer than 30 minutes. The Special
Rapporteur received numerous allegations of corporal punishment, including beatings with fists,
rattan sticks and brooms as well as degrading exercises (“duck walk” in front of other detainees).
The punishment takes place either in the guards’ room or in the courtyard in the presence of the
other detainees. Normally the boys try to hide traces of beatings in order to avoid trouble,
however a doctor who comes once a month has noticed traces of the beatings and asked the
guards to stop it. Furthermore, the boys can be detained in closed punishment cells for up to
three days as a form of disciplinary measure. Confronted with these allegations, the Deputy
Director, RS Suwardi, admitted that beatings are a common practice if detainees break the rules.
The beating is decided spontaneously and without reference to any rules.
92. Detainee, aged 18, was arrested on 24 November 2003. He cannot count how often he has
been beaten by the prison guards, typically with fists and sticks to punish him after fights with
other boys. Prisoners can go to school within the facility. His family visits him once a month.
Before his detention in the Juvenile Centre he was held in custody for a month in Polres
Remband, North Beach. He was heavily beaten for a whole week with wooden and rattan sticks
by police officers.
93. Two boys, aged 17 and 18, report that they were beaten by prison guards after a fight with
other detainees some two months ago.
BATU PRISON ON NUSA KAMBANGAN (JAVA)
(Visited on 20 November 2007)
94. The Special Rapporteur was received by the Deputy Director Djaja Tjahjana
(Kabid Pembinaan Napi) in the prison, which was fairly new and high security. There were
191 prisoners, out of whom nine were on death row, including the three persons charged with the
Bali bombings of 2002, which caused the death of 202 persons in the vacation resort of Kuta.
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