Punishment for drug traffickers

Punishment for drug traffickers

From Suara Karya

Early in 2001 the Directorate General of Taxation and Excise succeeded in catching some foreigners who evidently brought significantly large amounts of heroin into Indonesia.

Drug abuse in Indonesia is an old problem which is destroying our younger generations. The rise of crime in the country is primarily caused by the economic crisis, and secondarily by drug abuse and alcoholism. Drug abuse has claimed a lot of victims, but the government has not been serious in tackling this matter.

The punishments imposed on drug traffickers only take the form of political promises. The upholders of the law threaten to impose heavy punishments on drug traffickers, but the reality is, I believe, still very far from expectations.

For this purpose, let us together combat drug abuse. I expect the law to impose heavy punishments, if necessary capital punishment, on drug traffickers, who have unquestionably destroyed our younger generations.

SUHENDRO

Jakarta