TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A politician Fadli Zon views that former Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok should not yet be granted a Christmas remission. The House of Representatives acting speaker questions the legal standing of the clemency granting.
“I think [Ahok] doesn’t deserve it yet. What is the legal basis[?]” he told Tempo on Friday, December 22.
Ahok, who has been serving his jail sentence over blasphemy for six months, is reported to receive a Christmas remission. Based on the prevailing law, an inmate who has been well-behaved and has been performing the jail sentence for more than six months deserves a clemency.
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However, Fadli Zon considers the status of Ahok’s jail sentence in Police Mobile Brigade headquarter (Mako Brimob) Kelapa Dua, Depok, vague. “I’m actually confused. Is Mako Brimob a detention center or a correctional center or what?”
According to Fadli, if Ahok serves his sentence in a correctional center, it is understandable that he is granted a remission since the inmates there receive coaching.
Fadli says he does not know if Mako Brimob also facilitates similar tasks and coaching as a correctional institution. He also says that it is irrelevant if Ahok serves his sentence in Mako Brimob due to a security reason.
“I think any correctional centers have the security standard,” said Fadli Zon.
Satria Dewi Anjaswari
