"It's not true that there was a throwing of the Koran by the guard, what was there were the officers checking the books and objects in the cell," said Martinus Sitompul.
tirto.id - The National Police Headquarters denied there was an act of throwing the Koran by the prison picket officer in a riot at the Mako Brimob Rutan Salemba Branch, Kelapa Dua, Depok, West Java, Friday (11/10/2017).

"It is not true that there was a throwing of the Koran by the guard officers, there were officers conducting an examination of the books and objects that were in the cell," said Head of the Public Information Section of the National Police Headquarters Kombes Pol Martinus Sitompul in a written statement received by reporters, Friday. 10/11/2017).

Martinus emphasized that the clash took place at the Salemba branch of the Mako Brimob Rutan in Kelapa Dua, Depok. The riot occurred at 16.00 WIB. This riot occurred as a reaction to the actions taken by the prison guard officers who confiscated cellphones belonging to prisoners in block C.

"As a result of the turmoil, the prisoners from blocks B and C damaged the door of the cell room until it could no longer be used," said Martinus.

Martinus did not deny the news that the prison conditions were chaotic. However, at this time, the situation of the Mako Brimob Kelapa Dua detention center has improved.

The Head of the Public Information Bureau of the National Police Headquarters Brigadier General Pol Rikwanto also explained the chronology of the riots at the Mako Brimob Rutan Salemba Branch, Friday (11/10/2017).

"On Friday, November 10, 2017 at 16.00 WIB, there was a commotion at the Mako Korbrimob terrorist detention center, Salemba Rutan Branch, which was carried out by terrorist prisoners," said Rikwanto in a written statement received by Tirto, Friday (11/10/2017).

The riot started after Friday prayers, after the detainees entered the cells, the Densus picket team removed the keys in rooms A 5 and C 5 (RB) because there was a lock from the inside, for security and to make it easier for the picket officers to open the cell door. During picket, the Densus team conducted a search and found 4 cellphones belonging to inmates Juhanda, Saulihun, Kairul Anam, and Jumali.

Unfortunately, the inspection did not go smoothly. One of the detainees did not accept the search. The prisoner tried to lure the officers in various ways. "Then there are members who are provoked by their words, and there are prisoners who while takbir loudly so that they provoke prisoners from the block next to them," said Rikwanto.

After that, the picket members from the Pioneer III unit took action by shooting upwards as a sign of a commotion and giving warnings to the inmates.

As a result of the riot, a number of prison facilities were damaged, such as the door of the prison cell being broken down, the gate of the hallway block, and the window panes in block C and block B.

At present, the situation of the detainees has been successfully controlled by Densus 88. Members continue to be on standby while monitoring developments in the field. "However, the detainees still have takbir-takbir, which triggers others," said Rikwanto.