Inspector General Teddy Minahasa Was Detained For 20 Days At The Narcotics Detention Center, Polda Metro Make Sure There Are No Special Treatments

Inspector General of Police Teddy Minahasa Putra. ANTARA/HO-Polda West Sumatra

Polda Metro Jaya ensured that there would be no special treatment to high-ranking National Police officers Inspector General Teddy Minahasa during his detention at the Polda Metro Jaya Narcotics Detention Center for questioning regarding the alleged involvement in drug trafficking cases. "No, it's the same, because this is already a suspect and a Metro Police prisoner," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Endra Zulpan in Jakarta, Antara, Monday, October 24. Zulpan said Teddy would be detained for the next 20 days to undergo examination and progress of the examination of Inspector General TM as soon as possible to the public. "Further developments will be updated starting tomorrow (25/10). Starting tonight, detention will be carried out," he said. On a separate occasion, the attorney for Inspector General Teddy Minahasa, Hotman Paris Hutapea, said that his client's transfer to the Metro Jaya Police Narcotics Detention Center was carried out because the investigation by the Police Propam Division had been completed. "The examination at the Patsus Propam has been completed, and today it will officially be under the authority of the Polda Metro Jaya," said Hotman Paris at the Mako Polda Metro Jaya. Hotman said he would provide legal assistance to Teddy so that the legal process until the trial and the verdict was handed down in accordance with the facts. Previously, Polda Metro Jaya investigators had named Inspector General Pol. Teddy Minahasa is a suspect in the drug trafficking case, Friday (14/10). 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 articles suspected against Teddy are 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.