Riots in a prison in Indonesia, dozens of prisoners escaped
Riots broke out in a prison in Riau Province, Sumatra Island, Indonesia on the morning of the 11th. There are still dozens of prisoners who have escaped from the prison, and the local police are pursuing them.
According to the latest report from Indonesia’s official Antara News Agency that evening, the Siak Sri Indrapura prison in Siak District, Riau Province, had a riot at 2 am that day. Some prisoners set fire to the fire and caused riots. Nearly 150 prisoners took advantage of the disturbance. Escape from prison.
Riau Provincial Police Commissioner Widodo Eko introduced to the media during the national afternoon that the prison fire police had been destroyed at 5 o'clock in the morning. The police have captured most of the escaped prisoners, but there are still 34 people at large. The local police are pursuing them all. There were no prisoners casualties during the riots, and a policeman was receiving treatment from a gunshot wound.
reported that there are 648 inmates in the prison. The riots were triggered by the arrest of several prisoners suspected of using drugs in prison by detainees.