DENPASAR - The Denpasar District Attorney's Office has charged Nirul Rashim Abdoelrazak, a Dutch citizen, with a nine-year prison sentence for possession of hydroponic marijuana plants.
"The prosecution demands that the panel impose a sentence of 9 (nine) years in prison on the defendant Nirul Rashim Abdoelrazak, reduced for the defendant while in custody, and an order that the defendant be detained," said JPU I Made Lovi Pusnawan in a trial agenda for the prosecution at the Denpasar District Court, Bali, Tuesday, May 19, reported by ANTARA.
In the demand letter read in front of the panel of judges headed by Imam Lukmanul Hakim, the prosecutor considered the defendant Nirul to be legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing an offense without rights or against the law to plant, maintain, possess, store, control, or provide Narcotics Group I in the form of plants as referred to in paragraph (1) of the weight exceeds 1 (one) kilogram or exceeds 5 (five) tree trunks.
This is as stated in paragraph (2) of Article 111 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 1 of 2009 concerning Narcotics and Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code and Law Number 1 of 2026 concerning the Adjustment of Criminal in the Second Prosecution of the Public Prosecutor.
In his consideration, the JPU considered that the things that mitigated the defendant were never convicted, the defendant was polite during the trial, admitted his actions frankly so as to facilitate the trial.
In addition, the defendant also regretted his actions and promised not to repeat it again.
Meanwhile, the aggravating factor is that the defendant does not support the government's program in eradicating drug crimes.
In addition to imprisonment, the defendant is also required to pay a fine of Rp. 1 billion with the provision that if within one month the fine is not paid, the defendant's assets or income will be confiscated and auctioned by the Prosecutor to pay off the unpaid fine.
If the seizure and auction of the wealth or income is insufficient or not possible to be carried out, the unpaid fine penalty is replaced with imprisonment for 80 days with an order that the defendant remains in custody.
The JPU requested that the evidence in the form of marijuana trees and tools related to the cultivation of narcotics be seized for destruction.
The defendant Nirulhanya bowed silently in a wheelchair listening to the reading of the JPU's demands while listening to the interpreter next to him.
In response to the demand, the judge gave one week to the defendant and his legal advisor to file a defense.
Previously, in his indictment, the Public Prosecutor, Made Lovi revealed the case of planting marijuana carried out by the defendant named Nirul Rashim Abdoelrazak at a house in the Jalan Bina Kusuma IV area, Banjar Merta Gangga, Ubung Kaja, North Denpasar.
This matter began when the defendant and his wife, Kseniia Varlamuva, occupied a second floor house in the area.
Since around March 2025, the defendant began preparing a black hydroponic tent that was assembled by his colleague named Chester.
The tent was then used as a place to cultivate marijuana plants inside the house.
According to the Public Prosecutor, on August 25, 2025, the defendant began planting marijuana seeds with a simple hydroponic method. The marijuana seeds were first placed on wet tissue until they grew roots. After that, the seedlings were transferred to clear plastic cups and then to a coconut fiber planting medium.
The plants are routinely treated through watering and fertilizing until they grow large and produce marijuana leaves and flowers. The marijuana leaves that have been picked are then stored in a plastic clip, while the dried leaves are stored in a pot.
JPU Made Lovi also explained that Kseniia Varlamuva's witness knew about the cultivation of marijuana carried out by her husband.
Even the witness had taken a picture of the marijuana plant seeds, but did not report it to the authorities.
The case was finally revealed on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at around 12.30 WITA.
While the defendant and his wife were at the house, officers from the Bali Police arrested the defendant and found a number of evidence related to the cultivation of marijuana-type narcotics at the scene.
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