Supervised By Strictness, 60 Police Personnel Joins The Initial Session Of The Ex-West Sumatra Police Chief Narcotics Case Inspector General Teddy Minahasa

Former West Sumatra Police Chief Inspector General Teddy Minahasa Putra was involved in a drug case. (doc. Polri)

JAKARTA - The police are closely guarding the first trial of the drug case that ensnared the former West Sumatra Police Chief (West Sumatra) Inspector General Teddy Minahasa at the West Jakarta District Court (PN), Thursday, February 2.

This is the first trial with the agenda of reading the indictment from the Public Prosecutor (JPU) and Teddy presented as defendants.

"We have made a number of preparations in order to secure the trial for drug abuse with the convict Inspector General of Police TM and cs at the West Jakarta District Court," said West Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Pol Pasma Royce when confirmed, Thursday, Fabruari, confiscated by Antara.

60 police personnel from the Resort Police and Polsek were specially deployed to guard the proceedings.

The personnel consisted of uniformed officers and were not in uniform. They served in the yard and inside the court building.

He hopes that the trial process with the agenda of reading this indictment can run smoothly and the situation is conducive.

From observations at the location, the situation in the trial took place conducively. Teddy's legal team led by Hotman Paris has arrived in the courtroom.'

Polda Metro Jaya investigators stated that Inspector General Teddy Minahasa was suspected of having ordered his subordinates to set aside evidence of narcotics of the type of methamphetamine from the results of the disclosure of the case to be circulated.

The Bukit Tinggi Police initially wanted to destroy 40 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, but Inspector General Teddy Minahasa allegedly ordered to exchange five kilograms of crystal methamphetamine for tawas.

However, the embezzlement of drug evidence was finally uncovered by a series of disclosures of narcotics cases by the Central Jakarta Metro Police and Polda Metro Jaya.

A total of 1.7 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine has been successfully circulated while the remaining 3.3 kilograms have been confiscated by officers.

The article alleged against Teddy is Article 114 Paragraph 3 sub Article 112 Paragraph 2 Jo Article 132 Paragraph 1 Jo Article 55 Law Number 35 Year 2009 with a maximum threat of the death penalty and a minimum of 20 years in prison.