Judge: Ammar Zoni and Associates Proven to Act as Intermediaries in Drug Sales in Detention Centre
The panel of judges has declared that Ammar Zoni and his associates have been proven to act as intermediaries in the sale and purchase of narcotics in Salemba Detention Centre. The judge stated that Ammar did not have permission to engage in such activities.
This was conveyed by the panel of judges while reading out the verdict for Ammar Zoni and his associates at the Central Jakarta District Court (PN Jakpus) on Thursday (23/4/2026). The other five defendants in this case are Defendant 1 Asep bin Sarikin, Defendant 2 Ardian Prasetyo bin Arie Ardih, Defendant 3 Andi Muallim alias Koh Andi, Defendant 4 Ade Candra Maulana bin Mursalih, and Defendant 5 Muhammad Rivaldi.
“Considering that the defendants do not have permission to engage in any activities related to class one narcotics. Considering the definition of without rights and connected to the legal facts in the trial, it has been proven that the defendants acted as intermediaries in the sale and purchase of class one narcotics without permission from the authorised officials,” stated the judge.
The judge said that Ammar and his associates acted as intermediaries in the drug trade between the defendants and others in Salemba Detention Centre.
“As in the consideration of the article, between Defendant 1, Defendant 2, Defendant 3, Defendant 4, Defendant 6, and Defendant 5, there is a relationship or correlation with one another, so they acted as intermediaries for narcotics from one to the other, both among the defendants and to others in the detention centre,” he said.
The judge stated that Ammar and his associates would gain profit from this drug trading practice. However, not all of the monetary profits have been received by the defendants.
“Considering that the profit to be obtained by the defendants is in the form of a sum of money, but some of that money has been received and some has not been received by the defendants,” he said.
The judge also responded to the request that Ammar and his associates not be returned to Nusakambangan Prison. The judge stated that the location of detention is the authority of other institutions.
“We request to the honourable panel of judges that the defendants not be returned to Nusakambangan Prison. Regarding this defence, the panel of judges considers that the placement of the defendants in prisons, including in Nusakambangan Prison, is not the authority of the panel of judges but the authority of other institutions,” he said.
The judge declared that Ammar and his associates are guilty of violating Article 114 Paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 132 Paragraph (1) of Law No. 35 of 2009 on Narcotics.
Here is the full verdict:
Defendant I Asep bin Sarikin is sentenced to 4 years in prison and a fine of Rp 1 billion
Defendant II Ardian Prasetyo bin Arie Ardih is sentenced to 5 years in prison and a fine of Rp 1 billion
Defendant III Andi Muallim alias Koh Andi is sentenced to 6 years in prison and a fine of Rp 1 billion
Defendant IV Ade Candra Maulana bin Mursalih is sentenced to 4 years in prison and a fine of Rp 1 billion
Defendant V Muhammad Rivaldi is sentenced to 6 years in prison and a fine of Rp 1 billion
Defendant VI Muhammad Amar Akbar alias Ammar Zoni is sentenced to 7 years in prison and a fine of Rp 1 billion