As A Crown Witness, Teddy Minahasa Tells The Chronology Of His Arrest

Teddy Minahasa testified at the West Jakarta District Court (Photo: Antara)

YOGYAKARTA Former West Sumatra Police Chief Inspector General Teddy Minahasa, who is a suspect in the methamphetamine distribution case, told the chronology of his arrest.

Teddy recounted this when he was examined as a witness for another defendant in a drug trafficking case at the trial of the case at the West Jakarta District Court (PN), Wednesday, March 1, 2023.

Teddy became a witness to the crown for two cases with the defendants former Bukit Tinggi Police Chief Doddy Prawiranegara and Linda Pudjiastuti.

Previously, Teddy Minahasa's trial was scheduled for Wednesday, February 22, 2023 last week. However, because Teddy could not come because he was sick, the trial was postponed.

Teddy Minahasa said his arrest began when former Bukittinggi Police Chief AKBP Dody was arrested in connection with the shabu distribution case on October 12, 2022.

"Information from my friend who served in the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), said that my subordinate was arrested for drugs, the former Bukittinggi Police Chief," Teddy said during the trial, quoting Kompas, Thursday, March 2, 2023.

However, Teddy did not explain in more detail who the friend at BIN was. In addition, Teddy also did not reveal the background of his friend's agency.

Next, Teddy's friend at BIN gave more information that Teddy would be caught in a drug case.

"The information is developing. He said he complained to me," said Teddy.

After receiving this information, Teddy met with several parties, ranging from AKBP Dody's wife, National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, to investigators from the Internal Security Bureau (Paminal) of the National Police's Professional and Security Division (Propam) and the Metro Jaya Police's Narcotics Directorate.

Teddy's meeting with National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo took place on October 13, 2022, after he underwent medical treatment at the hospital.

When meeting the National Police Chief, Teddy had not been named a suspect in the case of the circulation of methamphetamine.

"I was allowed to go home from the hospital at 15.00 WIB, then I went straight to the National Police Chief's office, I went before he would explain this incident," said Teddy.

After meeting the National Police Chief, Teddy was ordered by Listyo to appear before the Police Propam Division.

According to Teddy, the instruction was given because Listyo did not want to be missed again, such as the Ferdy Sambo case, which engineered the murder case of Brigadier Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat into a shootout.

"He (Listyo Sigit Prabowo) said, 'Dinda was asked for information first by Propam. I don't want something like Sambo to happen. I was given the wrong information, then I didn't mess up'," said Teddy imitating Listyo's words.

Furthermore, Teddy also went to the Office of the Head of the Propam Division and was directed to the Paminal Bureau.

Before being asked for clarification from the statement by the Paminal Bureau of the National Police's Propam Division, Teddy was taken blood samples, urine and hair.

The day after or on October 14, 2022, the case that ensnared him was taken over by investigators from the Directorate of Drug Investigation of the Metro Jaya Police.

"There I was immediately named a suspect and declared arrested," Teddy said.

When he was named a suspect, Teddy Minahasa had protested. Because the determination of the suspect was only based on the statements of four witnesses, namely Dody Prawiranegara, Linda Pudjiastuti, Kompol Kasranto, and Syamsul Ma'arif.

Teddy said that his examination as a witness was not complete. On October 14, 2022, Polda Metro Jaya suddenly released his name involved in the circulation of methamphetamine.

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