 Around the World: Indonesia
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-09-08 07:30 Special jails for graft The Indonesian government plans to build special prisons for graft convicts because a rising number of inmates is crowding existing facilities, the local media reported yesterday. The country's prisons have a capacity for 80,000 inmates, well below the more than 137,000 people behind bars across Indonesia, citing Justice and Human Rights Minister Andi Mattalata. An increasing number of graft convicts in Indonesia have created the need to expand facilities, the report said. During President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's presidency, many higher-ranking officials, parliament members, bankers and business people have been jailed for graft. (China Daily 09/08/2008 page10) |
