Prabowo faces jail over heroin

Prabowo faces jail over heroin

JAKARTA (JP): A prosecutor demanded on Monday that the Central
Jakarta District Court sentence a man to one year in jail for
possession of 2.52 grams of heroin.

Prosecutor Fahrur Rozy told the court, presided over by judge
Hupojo, that police arrested A.D.A. Prabowo in April this year
during a raid on his home in Kebon Sirih subdistrict, Central
Jakarta.

The police seized a syringe and a small plastic package
containing the drug, the prosecutor said.

"The defendant has violated Article 22 of Narcotics Law 1997,
which calls for a maximum sentence of one year in jail," Fahrur
said.

He said the defendant was guilty of possession of drugs
without permission from the Minister of Health.

"The defendant also failed to prove that the heroin he
possessed was for research purposes," he said.

Prabowo admitted his possession of the drug but asked the
judges for leniency.

"I regret my mistake, your honor. And I request that you lower
the sentence," the defendant told the judges.

Hupojo adjourned the trial until Friday when the verdict will
be heard. (asa)