Law-makers and Religious Leaders Busted

Mair from the Jakarta Post - What chance have people got when those who teach and defend are punting speed.......oh and keeping guns at home.

A former prosecutor has been sentenced by the South Jakarta District Court to 17 years' jail for dealing crystal methamphetamine and owning unlicensed guns.

Hendra was head of general crime at the Cibinong Prosecutor's Office in West Java prior to his arrest. (Apt Title)

Presiding judge Sri Mulyani said the defendant was found guilty of possessing and selling almost 200 grams of crystal methamphetamine or shabu-shabu and 30 ecstasy pills.

On the firearms count, Sri said there was enough evidence to convict Hendra as the police found two unlicensed guns at his place in Taman Rasuna Apartment, South Jakarta.

She said the panel of judges decided upon a long jail term as Hendra had disgraced his profession and set a bad example for the public.

Hendra is the first prosecutor to be convicted on drug charges as it has been customary for police, prosecutors and judges to suppress such cases.

Here is the best bit!

Initially, police attempted to press down the case by saying the drugs were connected to a case Hendra was handling and the guns were licensed.

However, after the media got hold of the story, the police held a press conference to announce Hendra's charges.

Meanwhile, the West Jakarta Prosecutor's Office said it was ready to bring to trial two different drug cases involving the head of religious affairs at the State Secretariat, Baharrudin Mamasta, and the deputy regent of Lebak in Banten province, Odih.

Bahrrudin was arrested with two packages of shabu-shabu on his personage on Dec. 23 last year on Jl. Pecenongan Raya, Central Jakarta, while Odih was arrested last week also with several packages of shabu-shabu on Jl. Panjang, West Jakarta.

Brilliant, now we know who the Bad Guys are......