Three years sought for Ecstasy man

Three years sought for Ecstasy man

TANGERANG (JP): The prosecutor in the trial of a man charged
with attempting to smuggle 60,778 Ecstasy pills asked the
Tangerang District Court yesterday to sentence the defendant to
three years in prison.

Prosecutor Muhamad Daud also asked the court to fine Rachman
Chaniago, 45, Rp 3 million.

The trials of three other defendants, Julianto Arief Indrajya
alias Yanto, 30, Ronny Soewoyo, 41, and Mrs. Okki Suryani ,31,
who are Rachman's alleged accomplices, were postponed because the
prosecutor was not yet ready to read his sentence demands.

Julianto was charged with helping Rachman carry the suitcase
containing the pills at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport,
while Ronny and Okki were accused of giving Rachman 35,000
gilders to buy the pills from someone named Freddy in Amsterdam.

The prosecutor told presiding Judge Yustinar that Rachman was
guilty of attempting to smuggle the pills from the Netherlands
into Indonesia.

He said the defendant arrived at Soekarno-Hatta airport on
April 28 on a Garuda flight, carrying the pills in a suitcase.

But his smuggling attempt was foiled by the customs and excise
officials who apprehended him shortly after his arrival, the
prosecutor said.

The trial was adjourned until Monday when the defendant's
lawyer, Johny Purba, will read his defense statement. (28/bas)