Regent's daughter prosecuted for drugs<\/p>\n
MEDAN, North Sumatra: The prosecutor demanded on Monday that
\nthe Medan District Court sentence Yeni Sri Perangin-Angin, the
\ndaughter of Karo Regent Sinar Perangin-Angin, to six months in
\nprison for drug possession.<\/p>\n
In separate trials on the same day, prosecutor Mardiana
\nSianturi also demanded six-month prison sentences for Yeni's
\nfriends M. Lutfi Nasution and Fachrurozi.<\/p>\n
The three university students were arrested on June 2, when
\nthey were found inhaling shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) in
\na house belonging to Yeni's family in Citra Wisata housing
\ncomplex in Medan, said Mardiana.<\/p>\n
Besides demanding six-month prison sentences for the three
\nstudents, the prosecutor also demanded that they each be ordered
\nto pay a Rp 1 million fine.<\/p>\n
The demand was far below the maximum three-year sentence
\nstipulated in the 1997 Narcotics Law.<\/p>\n
The demand for short sentences sparked allegations that
\nprosecutor Mardiana had accepted bribes from the parents of the
\nthree students. However, Mardiana denied the allegation, saying
\nthat the three students did not deserved long jail sentences.<\/p>\n
"They have never been prosecuted before, and the Bima Hospital
\nhas issued a letter stating that they are addicted to drugs,"
\nMardiana told The Jakarta Post. -- JP<\/p>",
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