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113. Abdul Hafeez, aged 37, from Pakistan, was arrested in 2001 and sentenced to death
in 2002 for drug related offences. During police custody he was ill-treated. The prosecutor,
Mr. Ferry-Silalaht, offered to free him for the payment of 300 million IDR (about 32,000 $US),
which he could not afford.
114. Ahmad Yani, aged 33, and Mr. Munzir, aged 36, from Aceh Besar, complained to the
Special Rapporteur that the location and isolation of Pasir Putih made it virtually impossible to
receive any visitors and that they therefore would like to be transferred to a prison in Aceh.
YOGYAKARTA PRISON (JAVA)
(Visited on 21 November 2007)
115. On the day of the visit of the Special Rapporteur, the facility had a prison population
of 401 of which 269 convicted (251 male, 18 female) and 132 pre-trial (127 male, 5 female)
detainees. Furthermore, there were eight children in the prison. 147 of the detainees were
imprisoned in relation to drug related crimes. There were 225 staff members. The Special
Rapporteur was received by the prison director and the head of prison security, Agus Suryaaman.
116. The women’s wing is composed of three big cells (pre-trial detainees, detainees charged
with drug trafficking, convicted prisoners). The women are allowed to go to hospital for medical
treatment. The visiting hours are restricted to 15 minutes twice a week.
117. The minors’ section is located in bloc A 4, which also contains punishment cells (A 3),
cells for adult criminals (A 2) and terrorists (A 1). Most children say they were beaten up by the
police and again upon arrival at the prison, where they were forced to do humiliating squatting
and similar exercises in front of others.
118. Conversations with the management confirm that prison officials send detainees back to
the police if they carry marks of torture or ill-treatment. According to the officials, about three
detainees a year arrive from the police with bullet wounds; every two months a detainee with
serious injuries is transferred from the police to the prison. A doctor is present at the prison every
day during office hours; a nurse is available for 24 hours. Every new arrival goes through a
medical check.
119. The so-called “orientation programme” for new arrivals means that they are detained in the
quarantine for at least one week. Corporal punishment appears to be a routine practice in this
prison. The prison authorities admit that it is conducted from time to time. In accordance with
detainees’ indications, the Special Rapporteur found instruments used for the ill-treatment in the
office of KaKPLP (Head of prison security) where the beatings allegedly take place. The officer
Widodo is named as one of the main perpetrators. Agus Suryaman, head of prison security,
informed the Special Rapporteur that the sticks were seized from detainees and kept so that they
would not be able to use them. However, the majority of allegations concerned ill-treatment by
police forces during arrest, interrogation or custody.
120. Detainee, aged 19, accused of raping a girl, was put into an adult cell with the aim of
having him tortured by his cellmates by the police at POLTABES Yogyakarta. The co-detainees
burned cigarettes and hot plastic on his skin, leaving visible marks. They also put a burning
substance on his penis, and forced him to eat chilli.
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