JAKARTA - Member of Commission III of the House of Representatives, Gilang Dhielafararez, responded to the death sentence against the former Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Barelang Police, Kompol Satria Nanda for drug cases. According to him, the judge's decision was a big test for the National Police, especially in an effort to eradicate narcotics indiscriminately.
"This version must be a momentum for internal reform of the Police, not just a stage for law enforcement. If it only stops at punishment for individuals, while the root of problems such as weak internal supervision and potential collusion are left alone, then the risk of similar cases will remain large," said Gilang Dhielafararez, Wednesday, August 13.
Gilang also encouraged the National Police to strengthen the role of the Professional and Security Division (Propam) and increase external supervision involving independent institutions.
"This step is important for the public to see that law enforcement not only cuts branches, but actually revokes the roots of drug mafia practices within the police," said Gilang.
As is known, the Panel of Judges at the Riau Islands High Court sentenced Kompol Satria Nanda to death, in an appeal hearing held in Tanjungpinang on Tuesday, August 5. This decision increased the previous verdict from the Batam District Court which sentenced him to life.
In the judge's consideration, Satria Nanda as a middle officer and head of the unit, was considered not only to have failed to prevent the misuse of drug evidence, but was strongly suspected of being involved in the practice. Satria Nanda also did not take firm action against nine of her subordinates who have now been fired and previously sentenced to life.
Gilang then highlighted the difference in the judge's decision between the death sentence of Kompol Satria Nanda and the life sentence against Inspector General Teddy Minahasa in the same case. He views that the new Criminal Code which will take effect in 2026 gives the space to convert the death penalty to life imprisonment if the convict shows good behavior during the waiting period for the execution.
Gilang assessed that this rule requires strict technical elaboration so as not to become a gap in reducing sentences politically or transactionally. Including the need for harmonization of laws that regulate narcotics, the death penalty, and money laundering (TPPU), so that severe sentences not only punish the perpetrators, but also cut off the flow of illegal funds that support the crime network.
"This decision raises public questions regarding legal consistency, as well as opens discussions about the need for regulatory improvement so that decisions are not perceived as a result of attracting interests," explained Gilang.
Furthermore, the member of the commission in the DPR in the field of law in partnership with the National Police assessed that the case that ensnared Satria Nanda opened a new chapter in handling narcotics crimes in Indonesia. Gilang said that this case not only reflected abuse of authority, but also indicated that there was money laundering offenses carried out through embezzlement of narcotics evidence.
"So the state must take full advantage of the money laundering offenses to track, freeze and confiscate assets suspected of originating from the proceeds of crime," said the legislator from the Central Java II electoral district.
"These assets, whether in the form of accounts, property, vehicles, or hidden investments, must be used as the main target of law enforcement," added Gilang.
According to Gilang, this step will not only provide a deterrent effect for the perpetrators or the same group. "But also cut off financial resources that allow narcotics networks to continue operating even from behind bars," he added.
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Gilang also encouraged an increase in strategic coordination between the Police, the Center for Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis (PPATK), and the Attorney General's Office. According to him, this cross-institutional collaboration must be able to accelerate the process of tracing and proving the flow of illegal funds, while ensuring that the process is transparent and accountable in public.
"The war against narcotics must not stop at individual arrests, but must undermine the dark financial ecosystem, which has been the lifeblood of this illicit business," said Gilang.
"With measured measures, law enforcement not only focuses on perpetrators in the field, but also targets behind-the-scenes actors who control the circulation of money from crimes," he concluded.
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