Two Canadian women arrested by the West Nusa Tenggara police for possessing and using 3.6 grams of marijuana have remained in police custody since February, Antara news reported. "It's an order from the top, as long as the case is being processed, the two Canadians remain in custody. Since their case is being handled by the Lombok police station, that's where they are being held," West Nusa Tenggara regional police spokesman Tribudi Pangestuti said.
Your comments:
Irrespective of the amount of drugs the offenders possessed, they should be punished in an exemplary way. Say no to drugs. Tough punishments could curb drug usage to a great extent.
Thomas
In my opinion the drug law concerning marijuana is just ridiculous.. Everybody knows that alcohol and tobacco are more dangerous drugs than weed, yet they are legal and promoted fiercely.
Peter Tosh
Horrific. My sincere sympathy to the Canadian ladies. This is a tiny amount of a very soft drug, that grows freely on the side of the road in North Sumatra. The dealers are still wandering around free. If the police are serious about cleaning up the mean streets of Lombok, this is not the way to do it. 3.6 grams?
Come on! I am sure we all hope to see them attacking the big fish in the drug trade, instead of the very small easy targets.
Andrew
Well well well, you know what? I don't give a damn about these Canadian girls. They should have known the law before coming here, but I think they knew it and did not give a damn about it. They should be sent home and banned from ever entering Indonesia again. Drugs are not cool by the way. Say no to drugs!
Steve
You should know laws before coming to anyplace and if you do not like the laws then do not come. Simple.
Jason
The laws in Indonesia are quite clear and you cannot criticize the police for enforcing them. Perhaps if these laws were enforced more often perhaps foreigners and Indonesians alike would realize two things - how restrictive a society Indonesia is and how corruption permeates every action in this blighted country.
Nicholas
There was an article last month saying a memo circulated by the courts allowed drug offenders to go to rehabilitation instead of prison. So why in this case was that not enforced? Anyway, isn't this drug considered a herb in Ache, where it is most used?
Rahadi Widodo
Before you land in Indonesia, you get an immigration card with the clear instruction that drug possession is a heavily punished crime. Now, as you come to Indonesia as a guest (as I have been for eight years, a working "guest"), you are supposed to either follow Indonesian laws, or pay the consequences.
I usually blame Indonesia and its government for many silly acts that they do, but those foreigners coming here and behaving like they are at home are just a nuisance, giving a bad image to all foreigners living and working here. Let them stay in jail and think about their idiocy, next time, go to Jamaica for holiday.
Stefano
