Military denies rampant drug use among members<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Military Command is awaiting the
\nresults of urine tests of its members who are suspected of using
\ndrugs, city military command spokesman Lt. Col. Djazairi Nachrowi
\nsaid on Thursday.<\/p>\n
He sought to play down media reports quoting Jakarta Military
\nCommander Maj. Gen. Djadja Suparman as saying at least 10 of the
\ncommand's personnel were in a drug treatment program.<\/p>\n
\"It was only an initial indication. We cannot make any
\nconclusions yet,\" he told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\"The media reports didn't quote my statement completely. The
\narticles were misleading,\" Nachrowi quoted Djadja as saying.<\/p>\n
A media report on Thursday quoted Djadja as saying that 10
\nmembers of the city military command, including a junior officer,
\nwere undergoing intensive therapy for drug abuse.<\/p>\n
Djadja spoke to reporters on Wednesday after addressing a
\nfarewell ceremony at the 9th Cavalry Battalion in Serpong,
\nTangerang.<\/p>\n
He said the military personnel were being treated at the city
\nmilitary command's health center.<\/p>\n
Nachrowi said urine samples were taken of military personnel
\nshowing signs of drug use following morning exercises recently.<\/p>\n
\"Our doctor touched the palms of the soldiers after the
\nmorning examination and found that five to 10 soldiers were
\n'colder' than their colleagues.\"<\/p>\n
He was unable to explain what the difference in temperature
\nmeant.<\/p>\n
\"I don't know what it means. Perhaps it's a medical term used
\nby the doctor,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"The doctor only said that the suspected soldiers' palms were
\ncold.\"<\/p>\n
Nachrowi said a person's palms \"reflected\" different
\ntemperatures in the morning, in an air-conditioned room or after
\nusing drugs.<\/p>\n
\"That's why we conducted the urine tests on the suspected
\nmilitary members in an effort to prove the initial indication,\"
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
Nachrowi said the city military commander assured that strict
\nsanctions would be imposed on the military members should the
\nresults were positive.<\/p>\n
\"There's nothing to hide. We'll be transparent.\"<\/p>\n
He said the suspected drug users were from the city's 1st
\nInfantry Brigade. The city military command's total personnel
\nnumbers 15,000.(05)<\/p>",
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