Trapped In Drug Case, Oge Arthemus Magician Threatened With Death Penalty

West Jakarta Metro Police Chief, Kombes M. Syahduddi showed marijuana planted by Oge Arthemus (Ivan Two Men/VOI)

JAKARTA - Magician Oge Arthemus is the latest public figure to deal with the law because of a drug abuse case. He is known to plant cannabis plants at the residence of another suspect who is his friend, AH.

West Jakarta Metro Police Chief, Kombes M. Syahduddi said that Oge Arthemus was charged with Article 114 paragraph 1 subsidiary article 111 paragraph 1 of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics.

"Regarding the crime of narcotics abuse, every person without the right to plant, maintain, offer to sell, sell, accept, become an intermediary in buying and selling, exchanging or handing over class one narcotics in the form of plants," said Kombes M. Syahduddi during a press conference at the West Jakarta Metro Police Headquarters on Tuesday, August 29.

"Or everyone who without rights or against the law grows, maintains, owns, keeps, controls or provides class 1 narcotics in the form of plants," he continued.

For his actions, Syahduddi said Oge Arthemus could be threatened with the maximum death penalty.

"As stipulated in Article 114 paragraph 1 sub-article 111 paragraph 1 of Law no. 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics, with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment or the death penalty," said Syahduddi.

As far as the investigation has been carried out by the police, Oge Arthemus has planted marijuana at AH's residence for the past five months. The 44-year-old racer admitted that he consumed the marijuana he planted for personal purposes.

"So far, only five pots (cannabis plants), consisting of two small pots and three large pots. Because indeed from the suspect's confession it is used for personal consumption," said Syahduddi.

Meanwhile, where Oge Arthemus got the cannabis seeds is not yet known. Syahduddi said that investigators were still investigating it further.

"Until now, investigators are still developing, regarding where the perpetrator got the cannabis seeds," concluded West Jakarta Metro Police Chief, Kombes M. Syahduddi.