Ministry Of Religion Of Cianjur Stops Principal Of MTs From Party Drugs With Female Friends

The suspects include the Principal of MTs who took drugs (ANTARA)

CIANJUR - Kemenang Cianjur, West Java, temporarily suspended the head of the Tanggeung State Madrasah (MTs) Sugih Gumilar who was involved in a drug party with a female friend and three colleagues.

The temporary dismissal is still waiting for permanent legal certainty before discharging the dismissal.

Head of the Madrasah Education Section of the Ministry of Religion, Cianjur Hamdan, when contacted Thursday, said that his party had just found out that he was caught in drugs because he did not attend several meetings including the coordination meeting in Bandung.

"We just found out that Sugih was arrested for drugs, after the Head of the Ministry of Religion asked him to be summoned because at a meeting in Bandung, only Sugih was not present," he said as quoted by Antara, Thursday, April 15.

Sugih, who has ASN status at the Ministry of Religion, Cianjur, has been temporarily suspended and his position has been replaced by a temporary official. The Ministry of Religion is waiting for the court's decision to be proven guilty, the perpetrator will be dishonorably discharged by the Ministry of Religion Cianjur.

"After there is a legal decision there will still be disrespectful dismissals because their actions have tarnished the agency of the Ministry of Religion of Cianjur. We urge all teachers under the auspices of the Ministry of Religion to avoid drugs and make this incident an example," added Sugih.

Previously, the Cianjur Police Narcotics Unit arrested Sugih Gumilar (40), the principal of MTsN in Tanggeung District, along with a female friend and three colleagues, during a methamphetamine drug party at a rented house in Karangtengah District.

The police arrested Sugih's female friends, DJ, UB and JCJ's male counterparts. The five people were arrested after officers received reports from residents who were suspicious of activities in the rented house. The residents' suspicions were proven by the arrest of the five people.

The suspects were charged under Article 132 paragraph (1) junto Article 114 paragraph (1) Law number 35 of 2009 on narcotics with the threat of imprisonment for 20 years.