A commotion reportedly occurred at the Brimob Corps Terrorist Detention Center Salemba Branch, Friday (11/10/2017) afternoon at around 16.00 WIB. The uproar was carried out by terrorist prisoners which resulted in the destruction of a number of prison facilities.
A message spread in the media said that the trigger for the riot was caused by officers throwing the holy Koran.
Through his written statement, the Head of the Police Public Information Bureau, Brigadier General Rikwanto, said the chain message was a hoax.
The hoax message reads:
#Updates
#mako_brimob
#riot
There has been a riot at the Headquarters of Brimob Kelapa Dua, two depots where the terrorist prisoners burned and destroyed the room because the guard Ahmad and his team threw the Koran and caused the prisoners to go berserk.
Until now, the rioting at the Mobile Brigade Command Headquarters is still continuing. 3 blocks burned and the door was destroyed. Everyone, pray for our brothers and sisters who are being held at the Mobile Brigade Command Headquarters.
#AlfathChannel Rikwanto also denied the message. Meanwhile, through his written statement, Rikwanto explained that after Friday prayers, the prisoners were put into their respective cells.
After entering, the Densus picket removed the key in rooms A5 and C5 (RB) because there was a key slot from the inside.
"For security purposes and to make it easier for the picket officers to open the cell door," Rikwanto explained in his written statement, Friday (11/10/2017).
While carrying out these activities, the Densus picket conducted a search in the room and found 4 cell phones.
The cellphones belonged to Juhanda, Saulihun, Kairul Anam and Jumali. Because of the examination activities, one of the detainees felt disapproved and provoked the officers with various kinds of words.
"Then there were members who were provoked by their words and there were prisoners who while takbir loudly so that they provoked prisoners from the block next to them," explained Rikwanto.
The picket members took action by shooting upwards to signal a commotion and warn the inmates.
At this time, the atmosphere can be appeased by the picket members. "After that the members were on standby in picket while waiting for developments, but the prisoners still had takbir takbir, triggering others," he continued.