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Coverage dated September 29, 2026 to September 30, 2026

Double beds, aircon and big-screen TVs: Indonesia suspends officials over luxury prison cells

Headline from The Guardian

Indonesia’s prisons have long faced allegations that well-connected inmates can obtain preferential treatment through bribery Five Indonesian prison officials have been suspended after investigators found an apartment-style compound complete with airconditioners, big-screen televisions and expensive…

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Indonesia suspends officials over inquiry into luxury prison cells (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Calls for a wider investigation are growing in Indonesia after watchdog investigators uncover an alleged luxury inmate compound inside Cibinong Prison near Jakarta

  2. Al Jazeera

    Indonesia suspends five officials over luxury apartments for inmates (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Warden among five officials suspended over the discovery of an apartment-style compound for inmates at Cibinong prison.

  3. The Guardian

    Double beds, aircon and big-screen TVs: Indonesia suspends officials over luxury prison cells (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Indonesia’s prisons have long faced allegations that well-connected inmates can obtain preferential treatment through bribery Five Indonesian prison officials have been suspended after investigators found an apartment-style compound complete with airconditioners, big-screen televisions and expensive…

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