Councillor's 'guest' arrested

JAKARTA: A man, who went to meet a councillor of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, was arrested at the City Council building on Wednesday for smoking marijuana.

The man, identified as Zulkarnain, who had planned to meet Councillor Supangat, was arrested by council security guard Agus.

Agus said the 33-year-old man, who claimed to be a party supporter, often visited the building to ask for donations from the party's councillors.

Zulkarnain, who admitted to smoking marijuana to kill time while waiting for Supangat, was then handed over to police. -JP