Cipinang, East Jakarta The inmates competed in commemoration of Independence day 71. In fact, Yasonna Laoly Minister of Human Rights of Indonesia and a number of ambassadors took part in this race.
Event co-operation between the Forum of Small Medium Asean Economist Africa (FORSEAA) and Ministry of Human Rights was held in Cipinang, East Jakarta, Saturday (08/20/2016). There are at least 43 good ambassador invitations to representatives of the UN and Asean.
Besides Yasonna, attended the event FORSEAA who is also Secretary General Special Envoy of the President of Seychelles for Asean Nico Barito, Italian Ambassador to Indonesia Vittorio Sandalli, Ambassador of Venezuela and others.
The first show opened with a performance of dance performed "ondel-ondel" by Cipinang Prison inmates and Pondok Bambu prison house. After that, the race more exciting.
As the race long sandals or "bakiak". Italian Ambassador to Indonesia did not want to be left in the race despite falling. While Yasonna Laoly Minister of Human Rights of Indonesia participate in a "balap karung".
Another race that played the inmates as race inserting a pencil into the bottle, stilts, "makan kerupuk" (eating crackers) and "panjat pinang" (climbing Pinang tree).
Not only the race, the event also featured traditional games like Crazy Bamboo. In fact, Nico Barito participate in the games raised bamboo 'flavorful' mystical increasingly heavy.
Meanwhile, the other prisoners also displays works of art such as percussion group, band, and displaying various handicrafts such as batik, wood carvings and more.
"This program is our cooperation with FORSEAA, Minister of Human Rights of Indonesia AND Directorte General of Correctional of Indonesia cooperate with FORSEAA who commanded this, the Secretary General Mr. Nico. We invite 43 more, including representatives of the UN, ASEAN, Directorte General of Foreign Minister, representatives Ministry of Cooperative and Industry Minister," said Yasonna told reporters in Cipinang prison house, East Jakarta.
Yasonna said the event aims to that there is new terminology about prisons, the concept of creative social inmate. Because in addition to coaching sentenced, prisoners should be educated to produce results craft.
"This is just a small fraction of samples, in some places there are shoes, chairs and more. So this would bring my friends see the ambassador, there could be cooperation, we export goods from the prison,"
"So it's become a prisoner of our labor force, so they do not feel so alone next day, also in preparation for their return to society," he said.
Yasonna said, the event was also to invite the ambassador celebrated the 71st Anniversary of Indonesia.
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