A total of 22 prisoners locked up in Bali of foreign nationality are receiving sentence remissions in honor of Indonesian Independence Day.
“Most of the foreign prisoners are incarcerated for drug cases,” head of the Bali Province Regional Office of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, Sulistiono, told Antara Bali in Denpasar on Tuesday.
The names of the lucky 22, however, were not released publicly by Sulistiono. He did say the nationalities though: United States (2), Australia (4), the Netherlands (2), England (1), Germany (1), Italy (1), Russia (1), Nigeria (1), Thailand (3), Malaysia (2), the Philippines (3), and Bangladesh (1).
Many of these prisoners are housed in Bali’s notorious Kerobokan Prison. Reducations range from one to six months.
Wednesday, August 17, marks the 71st anniversary of Indonesian independence from the Dutch. It’s customary in Indo to take a bit off sentences during special holidays like Idul Fitri and Christmas.
