Ammar Zoni and Others Charged with Nine Years' Imprisonment for Narcotics Distribution in Salemba Detention Centre
JAKARTA — Defendant Muhammad Ammar Akbar, commonly known as Ammar Zoni, who is accused of narcotics distribution within Salemba Detention Centre (Rutan), has been charged with nine years’ imprisonment.
The public prosecutor’s charges were delivered during proceedings at Jakarta Central District Court, Kemayoran, on Thursday (12 March 2026).
“I declare defendants: (1) Asep Bin Sarikin, (2) Ardian Prasetyo Bin Ari Ardih, (3) Andi Mualim or Koh Andi, (4) Ade Candra Maulana, (5) Muhammad Rivaldi, and (6) Muhammad Ammar Akbar guilty of committing criminal offences unlawfully or in contravention of the law,” the prosecutor stated.
The prosecutor outlined charges against the six defendants as follows:
Asep Bin Sarikin and Ade Candra Maulana: six years’ imprisonment, deducting time in custody, with a fine of 500 million rupiah or alternatively 140 days’ imprisonment.
Ardian Prasetyo: seven years’ imprisonment, deducting time in custody, with a fine of 500 million rupiah or alternatively 140 days’ imprisonment.
Andi Mualim and Muhammad Rivaldi: eight years’ imprisonment, deducting time in custody, with a fine of 500 million rupiah or alternatively 140 days’ imprisonment.
Muhammad Ammar Akbar (Ammar Zoni): nine years’ imprisonment, deducting time in custody, with a fine of 500 million rupiah or alternatively 140 days’ imprisonment.
The prosecutor stated that the defendants face potential charges under Article 114, Paragraph 2 of Republic of Indonesia Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics, as amended by Law Number 1 of 2024 concerning Penalty Adjustment.
In the indictment, prosecutors disclosed a conspiracy among the defendants to distribute methamphetamine, cannabis, and ecstasy within Salemba Detention Centre.
“Committing attempted criminal conduct or criminal conspiracy unlawfully or in contravention of the law, offering for sale, selling, purchasing, receiving, acting as intermediary in sales transactions, exchanging, or delivering Class I narcotics,” the prosecutor stated when reading the indictment.
Prosecutors further disclosed that Ammar received 100 grams of methamphetamine from an individual named Andre (a fugitive subject of a wanted notice) in December 2024. From this amount, 50 grams were handed over to defendant Muhammad Rivaldi for distribution within the detention centre.
The alternative charge is under Article 112, Paragraph 2, read together with Article 132, Paragraph 1 of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics.
“Unlawfully or in contravention of the law possessing, storing, controlling, or providing Class I non-plant narcotics exceeding 5 grams in weight,” the prosecutor stated.
This case represents a development from incidents first uncovered in January 2025, with initial suspicions of narcotics trafficking dating from 31 December 2024.
Ammar Zoni has four previous records of narcotics-related offences: in 2017, March 2023, December 2023, and 2025. This latest case involves a network distributing methamphetamine and synthetic tobacco within Jakarta Central Class I Detention Centre.