Monday, August 29, 2011

Nazaruddin prison transfer unnecessary, says judicial taskforce

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 08/29/2011 9:22 AM

Two members of the Judicial Corruption Taskforce have criticized Nazaruddin’s jail transfer request over safety concerns, which they say are unwarranted.

“We see that the police have installed a good and strict security system that can protect Nazaruddin against any threats. We fail to see what has made him feel unsafe,” taskforce member Mas Achmad Santosa said Sunday as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.

Achmad added that Nazaruddin's cell was being monitored by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) with 17 CCTV cameras, and guarded with 24-hour security by mobile police brigade personnel.

Earlier, through his lawyer OC Kaligis, Nazaruddin, who is now jailed at the National Police's mobile brigade detention center in Depok, stated that he would only cooperate with KPK investigators if he was transferred to another detention facility, such as Cipinang Penitentiary or Salemba prison.

Nazaruddin said the sole reason behind the jail transfer request was because he felt his safety had been compromised.

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