Escape & Transfer Prison

Setya Novanto was transferred to high-security prison after hanging out in Bandung

The Ministry has moved graft convict Setya
from Sukamiskin prison  to Gunung Sindur prison
after a photo showed him hanging out freely with his wife in West Bandung.
The former House of Representatives speaker

Setya had left his cell on Wednesday for medical treatment at Santosa Hospital,
and returned on Friday at around 7 p.m.
but was then seen relaxing at a shopping center in Padalarang.

In the photo, Setya was wearing a short-sleeved white shirt and black trousers.

“We immediately questioned him as he arrived.
We immediately moved him, and the questioning will continue there,"

Gunung Sindur prison was the right place for Setya,
as it had tighter security, since most of the inmates there were terrorism convicts or former drug dealers.

“It is clear enough that [Setya] was breaking the rules before he returned from the hospital.
He did not go straight to the prison and tricked our security staff.



he will investigate the incident further and assess the staff watching Setya at the time.

"We will try to figure out immediately how this happened.

On April 24, 2018, the Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced Setya to 15 years in prison for his role in a graft case.

He was declared guilty of rigging the Rp 5.9 trillion (US$410 million) e-ID project, reportedly causing Rp 2.3 trillion in state losses.

Five months after the sentence, the Indonesian Ombudsman discovered that

Setya enjoyed special treatment at Sukamiskin prison,
 including a cell that was more spacious than the others.

“Setya’s room is wider and better, twice as wide as others,”