The attorney for the defendant in the drug case, Inspector General Teddy Minahasa, Hotman Paris Hutapea, stated that the indictment submitted by the Public Prosecutor (JPU) against his client was premature.
This is because there are several witnesses who should have been examined by investigators and included in the Investigation Report (BAP) but were not used as witnesses.
"Yes, the indictment is too premature, we immediately submit an exception," said Hotman when met before the trial at the West Jakarta District Court (PN), Thursday, February 2, was confiscated by Antara.
Hotman said his client was suspected of being involved in the process of exchanging 35 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine with tawas during the drug destruction in Bukit Tinggi, West Sumatra.
During the extermination event, many high-ranking officials in the area attended the extermination process. They also signed the minutes of the extermination.
Hotman continued, those present should have been examined as witnesses in the case that ensnared his client.
"They signed the minutes that it was true that it could be destroyed, they should have been called as witnesses. But in the examination or in the file, the witness was never examined at all," said Hotman.
The officials who attended should have been examined and used as key witnesses because they were in the process of being destroyed.
Because of this, he considered the indictment filed by the prosecutor today to be premature.
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.
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