TNI, cop, civil servant nabbed for drug party
TNI, cop, civil servant nabbed for drug party
Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Two TNI soldiers, one police officer and a civil servant in the
Jakarta administration were arrested on Friday for crystal
methamphetamine possession and use in a private party at the
Dusit Hotel in Mangga Dua, West Jakarta.
Adj. First Lt. Nur Ali of South Jakarta Military Command,
First Sergeant Ohan from East Jakarta Military Command, First
Brig. Johan of West Jakarta Police precinct and head of Jakarta
Industrial Training Center (BLKI) Gofur Ismail were arrested at 3
p.m. on Friday at a room in the Dusit Hotel after the police were
tipped off by a group of residents.
Chief of the drugs squad at city police Sr. Comr. Carlo Brix
Tewu said police confiscated 10 grams of shabu-shabu (crystal
methamphetamine) and arrested three sex workers, who were
allegedly hired to join the party.
"We are now questioning them here at headquarters. We are
still trying to find out whether they are drug users or dealers
as 10 grams of shabu-shabu is too much for users," he told The
Jakarta Post.
Ten grams of shabu-shabu could be used by dozens of people,
Carlo said.
"We waited for several hours before we were sure that we had
evidence we needed. After we saw them using drug we immediately
arrested them," Carlo said.
He said police would turn over the cases to the police
internal affairs section and the military police after
questioning.
Carlo said the two soldiers would be tried in a public court
and charged under Laws No. 22/1997 on narcotics and No. 5/1997 on
psychotropic substances. Both carry the death sentence as the
maximum penalty.
Jakarta Police chief of internal affairs Sr. Comr. Anwaruddin
said that his unit would charge Johan if they found enough
evidence in the investigation.
"We will not tolerate drug use by police officers as they
should be an example to the public. Not only that, we are in the
middle of a nationwide antidrug campaign," he told the Post.
Carlo said that police would handle the case files of the four
remaining suspects -- one civil servant and three sex workers.
Many police officers, soldiers and civil servants have been
arrested recently for using and trafficking drugs. While some
have been convicted of crimes, others have walked free, causing
criticism of the internal discipline processes that some
observers say lack much-needed transparency.
Recently, Hendra Ruhendra, a prosecutor fron Cibinong, was
charged by police with supplying drugs and illegal ownership of
guns after he was caught for illegal possession of two guns and
187 grams of shabu-shabu.