Comedian denies prosecution

Comedian denies prosecution

JAKARTA: Lawyers representing comedian Barata Nugraha, whose
stage name is Polo, told a hearing at the East Jakarta District
Court on Wednesday that the charges leveled against their client
were obscure. Polo is being charged with possession of illegal
drugs.

Dhaniswara Harjono pointed out that prosecutor Murtiningsih
failed to name the owner of a package of shabu-shabu (crystal
metamphetamine) found behind a painting in a room at Vila Citra
motel in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta.

"It also doesn't reveal where the police found other evidence
such as an inhaler and matches ... It misses three important
facts: Someone had stayed in the room before the defendant and
Kentus, now still at large, rented it.

"Second, witnesses received the information about the drugs
from an unidentified caller, and third, the defendant has said he
has nothing to do with the drugs in the room," he stated.

The prosecutors will deliver their arguments next week. --
Antara