Official fired for drug trafficking

Official fired for drug trafficking

TANGERANG (JP): Mayor HM Thamrin has temporarily dismissed a
low-ranking employee at the Ciledug District Public Order office
following a court decision finding him guilty of dealing shabu-
shabu (crystal methamphetamine).

Head of the mayoralty's human resources division Eni Muniggar
said the man, Nasarudin, alias Joki, 40, would not receive his
monthly salary and other allowances during his 18 months in jail.

"He has been found guilty by the court and therefore his
status as a government employee has also been revoked.

"We will decide later whether or not to reemploy him after he
has served his time in prison," Eni said on Saturday.

The decision, Eni said, would be taken based on government
regulation number 32/1980 on employee dismissal.

Joki, who used to work at the state-run Sitanala Leprosy
Hospital, also in Tangerang, and his younger brother, Zainal
Abidin, 35, were recently sentenced by the local district court
to 18 months in prison and fines of Rp 100,000 (US$13) each.

Presiding judge Satria U.S. Gumai said the two had been found
guilty of distributing 1.75 grams of shabu-shabu. The sentences
were six months higher than those demanded by prosecutor Mawardi
Hasyim.

Mawardi said both Nasarudin and Zainal had not yet been jailed
because they had lodged an appeal and asked for a pardon from the
President.

"I will send them to jail only after a final decision has been
reached," Mawardi said. (41/06)