The government yesterday started implementing a new regulation on procedures regarding escaped inmates.
The regulation was made in compliance with Article 144 of the Prisons and Parole Act, 2013.
The regulation gives the authority to the director of prisons to declare that an inmate has escaped from detention, failed to return from temporary release, or taken flight while on medical release.
The new regulation obliges the most senior officer in-charge of the prison security to inform the director of prisons immediately if an inmate escapes or attempts to escape. The director must then inform the Commissioner of Prisons before submitting a detailed incident report within 24 hours.
Correctional services are subsequently obliged to inform police with a written document and to publish the escaped inmate’s picture on the media as well as informing the family of the escape.
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I remember this. Back in the maumoon era, they'd murder people in prison, then claim they had escaped to avoid responsibility.
A dirty trick, but many fell for it.