TANGERANG Actor Jonathan Frizzy Arjos Simanjuntak, who is familiarly called Ijonk, was sentenced to eight months in prison by the panel of judges. In the trial of the verdict, he was declared legally and convincingly guilty of his involvement in the criminal act of circulating illegal pharmaceutical preparations.
This case centers on the circulation of the cartridge pod vape which contains liquids containing a prohibited substance etomydate.
"Declaring the defendant, Jonathan Frizzy Arcklauss Simanjuntak alias Ijonk, has been legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing a criminal act of participating in distributing pharmaceutical preparations that do not meet standards and quality," said the chairman of the panel of judges when reading the verdict, Wednesday, October 22.
The verdict is in accordance with the first alternative indictment filed by the public prosecutor. "The defendant was sentenced to eight months in prison," continued the judge.
The 8-month prison sentence received by Jonathan Frizzy (Ijonk) was lighter than the prosecutor's demands for one year. In their consideration, the panel of judges revealed that there were aggravating and mitigating factors that became the basis for the imposition of the sentence.
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The only thing that is considered burdensome for Ijonk is his actions which are considered not in line with the government's program. "The aggravating situation: the defendant's actions did not support the government's program in eradicating the circulation of illegal hard drugs," explained the judge.
However, there are two important points that are mitigating considerations for Ijonk. First, his cooperative and honest attitude during the trial. Second, his status has never been caught up in legal matters before.
"The situation is mitigating: the defendant admits frankly his actions, the defendant has never been convicted," said the judge.
In addition to the prison sentence, the panel of judges determined that Jonathan Frizzy's arrest and detention period would be reduced entirely from the total verdict. The judge also ordered the actor to remain in custody.
For information, this case was revealed from the discovery of a number of evidences confiscated at Soekarno'Hatta International Airport.
The evidence includes 100 liquid cartridge pods containing an ethomide brought from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Indonesia by Ijonk's colleague Bahrun Tahir Rahareng.
Other evidence that the judge considered included flight documents in the name of Bahrun Tahir Rahareng, as well as a series of minutes of confiscation and prosecution issued by the Soekarno's Type C Main Service Office for Customs and Excise on February 25, 2025.
The panel of judges decided that all the evidence would be returned to the public prosecutor for use in another case that ensnared Bahrun alias Rere bin Muhammad Harif.
In closing, Jonathan Frizzy was also charged with paying court fees of Rp2,000. This decision marks the final chapter of the legal process that ensnared the actor in the case of illegal pharmaceutical circulation.
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