Medan District Court Judge Sentences Owner Of 15 Ecstasy Points For 5 Years In Prison

Chief Judge Arfan Yani (right) read out the verdict at the Medan District Court, North Sumatra, Wednesday (20/9/2023). ANTARA/M Sahbainy Nasution.

The panel of judges at the Medan District Court, North Sumatra, sentenced the defendant Junanda Aprianto Nasution alias Nanda in the case of having 15 ecstasy pills.

"Trialed and sentenced the defendant Junanda Aprianto Nasution to five years in prison, a fine of Rp. 800 million, subsidiary to six months in prison," said presiding judge Arfan Yani when reading the verdict quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, September 20.

The panel of judges in the verdict stated that based on the facts of the trial the defendant violated Article 112 paragraph (2) of the Republic of Indonesia Law No. 35 of 2009 concerning narcotics, namely, without the right to own or violate the law, own, store, control or provide narcotics class I, not 15 ecstasy pills.

"The aggravating thing is that the defendant's actions do not support the government's program in eradicating narcotics and disturbing the community, while the thing that relieves the defendant is that he regrets his actions," said Arfan.

After reading the verdict, the panel of judges gave seven days of thought, both to the Public Prosecutor of the Medan District Attorney, the defendant and legal advisor to accept or appeal the decision.

This verdict is one year lighter than the demands of Public Prosecutor Rocky Sirait with a six-year prison sentence, a fine of Rp800 million, subsidiary to six months in prison.

The indictment revealed that on May 28, 2023, East Medan Police officers received information from the public on Multatuli Street, Medan City, regarding the circulation of ecstasy pills.

Then the officers went to the location to arrest the defendant. The illegal items were found, from the results of Junanda's statement the ecstasy pills will be sold to Evan (wanted list or DPO).