Zarina's dossier completed this week

JAKARTA (JP): Police would send Ecstasy-case suspect Zarina's dossier to the West Java public prosecutor's office next week, Jakarta Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata said yesterday.

"We hope we can complete the dossier tomorrow so we can send it next week," Hamami said after inaugurating a police apartment complex, in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta.

He said police had interrogated several witnesses, including Zarina's boyfriend, Edwin, and her sister Zamila. "Only one witness has not yet been questioned."

Zarina was arrested in West Jakarta on Aug. 7 for possessing 29,677 Ecstasy pills. She escaped the next day during a police escort.

She was re-arrested on Nov. 4 in Houston, U.S., and brought back to Jakarta two weeks later.

Newspapers reported the TV actress was afforded treatment befitting a star while in police custody. Her hair was reportedly styled by well-known hairdresser Johny Andrean. She was taken to city police headquarters in a BMW. She reportedly sleeps in "luxurious detention" at the police headquarters.

However, National Police Spokesman Brig. Gen. Nurfaizi denied Zarina got special treatment. "We chose a BMW car to pick her up from Soekarno-Hatta Airport simply for safety reasons." He did not elaborate.

Dozens of reporters visited Zarina on Wednesday. Zarina, accompanied by her lawyer, Amir Syamsudin, said she was in good condition.

"You see, Zarina sleeps on a plywood-cover bed," Amir said, strongly denying allegations her client got special treatment.

City Police Spokesman Maj. Nyoman Suriasta said Zarina was very cooperative during her interrogation.

Shortly after arriving on Sunday, Zarina was charged with drug trafficking, immigration violations and bringing weapons in from overseas without proper papers.

She could not be charged for her escape because there were no such laws covering such an escape when she did it, police said. (jun)