Comedian Doyok to stand trial soon: Officer
Comedian Doyok to stand trial soon: Officer
JAKARTA (JP): The dossiers on comedian Doyok Sudharmaji, a
self-confessed drug user, will soon be handed over to the
Tangerang Prosecutor's Office, an officer said on Friday.
"We are working on it. It will be handed over to the court
very soon," City police detectives chief of narcotics Lt. Col.
Abdullah said.
He dismissed speculations that Doyok had not signed the
dossiers.
"Doyok immediately signed the dossiers, after he confessed to
being a (drug) user himself," he said.
As reported earlier, city police detectives arrested the
comedian last Thursday at his house in the Lippo Karawaci area,
Tangerang, after receiving a tip off from the public about his
involvement in drugs.
"Police detectives raided Doyok's house and seized 2.5 grams
of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) on a dressing table in
the house," acting police spokesman Ass. Supt. Alex Mandalika
said.
Separately, a media officer of private TV station Indosiar
said on Friday that all TV advertisements featuring Doyok had
been temporarily taken off the air, in connection with the
investigation.
"Whether prime-time advertisements or non-prime-time
advertisements, if they feature Doyok, they have been shelved
temporarily," Gufron Sakaril of Indosiar said on Friday.
"Doyok leads a deviated lifestyle. He is sort of a superstar
comedian for local people here, and he has taken drugs," Gufron
said.
"Thousands of people emulate Doyok. We just hope that people
do not follow his bad habits. I am sure that other TV stations
will also agree to not featuring TV figures who could have very
bad influence on TV watchers."
The drugs found at Doyok's residence were packed in five small
packages, each contained 0.5 grams of shabu-shabu.
Alex said the comedian testified that he only owned 0.5 out of
the 2.5 grams of shabu-shabu.
"The remaining two grams belonged to his accomplice Rizal
Indra Krisna," he said, adding that the comedian also confessed
to having obtained the drugs from Rizal.
Rizal was also arrested last Thursday, shortly after he left
the comedian's house at 2.30 p.m. (ylt)