Militants use badly run jails for recruitment and raising funds


THE deadly Tanjung Gusta prison riot in Indonesia’s fourth largest city of Medan, resulting in the escape of 218 prisoners including convicted terrorists, was a disaster waiting to happen.

A combination of overcrowding and outnumbered prison guards, enabled dangerous militants to escape last week.

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