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West Java Correctional Facilities Seek Presidential Amnesty for 1,454 Inmates

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • West Java's Directorate General of Correctional Facilities is seeking presidential approval for amnesty for 1,454 inmates.
  • Of the total, 1,100 inmates are part of a national amnesty program, while the remainder are for humanitarian reasons such as severe illness or old age.
  • Additionally, 20,500 inmates across West Java received general remission, with 346 released directly.

The West Java Correctional Facilities Directorate General is awaiting presidential approval for amnesty for 1,454 inmates. "We are currently awaiting the amnesty decree. There are 1,454 amnesty decrees awaiting the president's signature," stated Ishadi Maja Prayitno, Head of the West Java Correctional Facilities.

We are currently awaiting the amnesty decree. There are 1,454 amnesty decrees awaiting the president's signature.

— Ishadi Maja PrayitnoHead of the West Java Correctional Facilities explaining the status of amnesty applications.

Approximately 1,100 inmates are part of a national amnesty program, which requires them to undergo education. The remaining inmates are seeking humanitarian amnesty due to prolonged illness, old age, or other conditions, which would grant them immediate release. The application for this national amnesty program was submitted in 2026. No pardon requests have been submitted by inmates from West Java.

We are still awaiting guidelines and technical instructions from the government.

— Ishadi Maja PrayitnoExplaining the process for national amnesty.

In a separate development, 20,500 inmates throughout West Java received general remission (remisi umum 1 and 2). Of these, 346 inmates were granted remisi umum 2, allowing for their immediate release. Among those receiving remission were 430 inmates convicted of corruption at the Sukamiskin Penitentiary, including general inmates.

All of them (corruption inmates) received it.

— Ishadi Maja PrayitnoConfirming that corruption inmates also received remission.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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