Reasons For Rehabilitation, AGO Stopped Three Drug Cases

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has stopped prosecuting three of the five drug abuse cases with a restorative justice approach through rehabilitation. This is related to rehabilitation.

Deputy Attorney General for General Crimes (Jampidum) Fadil Zumhana said the three restorative justice recipients were suspects Dedy Muhajir alias Dedi bin H Anshar from the Barru District Attorney's Office, South Sulawesi, suspected of violating Article 114 paragraph (1) subsidiary Article 112 paragraph (1) subsidiary Article 127 paragraph (1) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics.

Second, the suspects Ahmadirsad and Alfauzan Putra from the Pasaman District Attorney's Office, West Sumatra, are suspected of violating Article 127 paragraph (1) letter a of Law Number 35 of 2009.

"The reason for the request for rehabilitation of the suspects was because they were positive for using drugs based on the results of the forensic laboratory examination, the suspect was not involved in the illicit trafficking network and was the last user," said Fadil, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, February 28.

Another reason, said Fadil, was that the suspect was arrested or caught with evidence of drugs that were not more than the amount of use for one day. Then, the results of the integrated principle, the suspect was qualified as a narcotics addict, a victim of abuse.

Another reason is that the suspect has never undergone rehabilitation or has undergone rehabilitation, not more than twice, which is supported by a certificate issued by an authorized official or institution.

"There is also a guarantee letter that the suspect is undergoing rehabilitation through the legal process of his family or guardian," he said.

Jampidum received five submissions for settlement of cases through a restorative justice mechanism, but only three were approved. Two more cases, on behalf of the suspects Ilham Hidayat alias Koyaik and Boyke Mahendra from the Pasaman District Attorney's Office, were not granted a request for termination of prosecution based on restorative justice.

"Because the criminal acts committed by the suspects are contrary to the values according to the guidelines of the Attorney General Number 18 of 2021, both of them have been punished (recidivist)," said Fadil.

After approving the request for termination of prosecution through a restorative justice mechanism, Jampidum ordered the Heads of the District Attorney's Office to issue a Decree on the Settlement of Cases Based on Restorative Justice based on the Guidelines of the Attorney General Number 18 of 2021 concerning the Settlement of Handling of Cases of Narcotics Abuse through Rehabilitation with a Restorative Justice Approach as the Implementation of the Prosecutor's Litis Principles.