A new law to fight drug abuse

A new law to fight drug abuse

The new legislation drafted by the House of Representatives to
fight drugs in the country will have little meaning so long as
the law continues to discriminate between people. The new law
will become the subject of the public's derision if it treats
ordinary people differently from those holding important
positions.

This is why the unresolved drug case involving the son of a
former leading Army officer -- one that has for some time been
the subject of the public's scorn -- must be acceptably processed
to signal that from now on the law will be implemented without
distinction. Unless this is done, the public will lose its faith
in the government's stated intention to put an end to the drug
trade in the country.

-- Media Indonesia, Jakarta