Missing evidence questioned<\/p>\n
TANGERANG (JP): A defendant in a drug case burst into tears
\nafter finding out that Rp 10 million and three cellular phones
\nbelonging to her which had been confiscated by the police were
\nmissing.<\/p>\n
The defendant, Erni bin Muchtadi, 37, a resident of Jl. Mangga
\nBesar VIII, Central Jakarta, is on trial before the Tangerang
\nDistrict Court for illegal possession of shabu-shabu (crystal
\nmethamphetamine) and ecstasy pills.<\/p>\n
She was arrested by a squad of patrolling police officers on
\nApril 16 this year as she was allegedly making a drug transaction
\nin her car on Jl. Kelapa Puan 18, Gading Serpong housing complex,
\nin the Curug district of Tangerang.<\/p>\n
Erni told the court that when her car was searched, police
\nofficers seized Rp 10,551,000, allegedly obtained from selling
\ndrugs, four cellular phones, nine packets of shabu shabu weighing
\n27 grams in total, and two blue ecstasy pills.<\/p>\n
But when prosecutor Laswan read out his indictment, he said
\nthat there was only Rp 551,000, one cellular phone, and the drugs
\naccompanying the book of evidence which was furnished to the
\nprosecutors' office by the police.<\/p>\n
Following Presiding Judge Suhartoyo's order, the prosecutor
\npresented First. Brig. Denny Hidayat, a Tangerang police
\ninvestigator, to testify before the court.<\/p>\n
\"When preparing the book of evidence, I was only given Rp
\n551,000, a mobile phone and the drugs by First. Adj. Brig Abu
\nBakar, who arrested the defendant,\" Denny told the hearing.<\/p>\n
However, the defendant insisted that Deny had received all of
\nthe money and the four cell phones.<\/p>\n
Judge Suhartoyo, however, turned down a request from the
\ndefendant's lawyer, Husein Tuhuteru, for an order summoning Abu
\nBakar and other police investigators to testify about the
\nallegedly missing evidence.<\/p>\n
\"This court is only concerned with the substance of the case.
\nFurthermore, the witness was testifying under oath. If the
\nwitness lied, he will have to account for his lies to God,\" Judge
\nSuhartoyo said.<\/p>\n
The defendant is charged with violating Article 78 of Law No.
\n5\/1997 on psychotropic substances, which carries a maximum
\npunishment of 12-years imprisonment.<\/p>\n
The trial will resume on Oct. 10.(41)<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/missing-evidence-questioned-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }