Former Inmates Requested Sulbar Anti-Drug Campaign

MAMUJU-- Gebernur Sulbar Anwar Adnan Saleh asked convicted drug-free remission after receiving campaign involved the danger of drugs in the community, "Tell the people that the drug was not good and not profitable," he said while attending granting remission to inmates in five Institution Pemasyarakatakatan (LP) in West Sulawesi, namely Rutan class B Mamuju, Majene, Polman, Mamasa and Mamuju Utara.

Anwar, who was accompanied by his deputy Aladdin S. Mengga, and the Chairman of Parliament Sulbar Aras Tammauni, ordered that they be a good example and do not return to repeat the same mistakes. "Mistakes made must be realized," he said.

National Narcotics Agency last May released user numbers Narcotics and Drugs (Drugs) in the region of West Sulawesi reached 18,800 people with a prevalence rate of 2.09 percent. That figure makes Sulbar be on the order of 11 national or in the category of emergency region Drugs.

According to BNN drugs has reached remote villages and already infiltrated the school. In fact, students in junior high had started taking drugs. Number of drug users in Mamuju, West Sulawesi capital city ranked the highest. The figure reached 4,044 people.

Anwar said Sulbar correctional institutions continue to foster the prisoners well. Educate them so they can get a reduced sentence. "I have also asked the Regional Office of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Sulbar continue to coordinate with the officials that people Sulbar, understand and obey the law," he said.

Head Office of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of West Sulawesi, Andi Dahrif Rafid, said general remission consists of two categories, namely the acquisition of remission for inmates who have qualified as has been undergoing a period of coaching for 6 months and well behaved. Other categories, said Dahrif, reduction of any criminal past decade as the day of Independence.

This year, the remission granted to prisoners in class 2B Polewali LP 154, Rutan Class 2B Mamuju as much as 78 oran, Rutan class 2B Majene 26, Rutan Class 2B Pasangkayu 36, Rutan Polewali in Mamasa as many as 5 people. While remission decade in prison Polewali grade 162 2B, 2B class Rutan Mamuju 84, Rutan Class 2B Majene 30, Rutan Class 2B Pasangkayu 45, Rutan Polewali branch in Mamasa 5 people.

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