The panel of judges at the Pekanbaru District Court on Tuesday handed down a death sentence to Ng Hai Kuan, known as Jimmy, 55, for trafficking 46.5 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine worth Rp 180 billion (US$12.50 million).

Presiding judge Amin Ismanto decided that Jimmy was guilty of possessing the crystal methamphetamine, which was stored in 93 packages that were seized by the Riau Police at Hotel Parma in Pekanbaru, on April 2.

'€œThe first class narcotics were obtained from a man identified only with the initials ABE, a Malacca resident in Malaysia. The drugs were to be sent to ABE'€™s friend in Palembang, South Sumatra,'€ Amin said.

A number of witnesses had testified in previous hearings that the narcotics were taken in two travel bags that were smuggled from a harbor in Dumai city, transported in a speedboat. The key to the two travel bags had been sent by ABE to the buyer in Palembang.

Amin said that Jimmy had violated articles 113 and 132 of Law No. 35/2009 on narcotics.

Your comments:

They must face the firing squad. What is the use of having police and firing squads if not to dispose of such criminals?

Fantaorange

So drugs are coming in on a daily basis, did the previous executions have any '€œdeterrent'€ effect then? This cycle of drugs sales will never stop as long as the police are also involved. And killing prisoners will not help either, unfortunately the bloodthirsty attorney general thinks that having a long list of executed prisoners is somehow an achievement that has '€œsaved'€ lives among the younger generation.

Simba

Although I do agree that Indonesia has a strong history of non-conducive government performance due to poor synergy, it is ignorant to think that Indonesia'€™s overall quality is decreasing.

On the contrary, if we actually do some research '€” corruption, education, and unemployment issues have all been improving compared to recent years.

Most Indonesians feel that everything is becoming worse; this is because national problems are becoming more publicized and more people are becoming aware of the issues at hand, which is a good thing.

Criticism is good. Criticism is necessary. But criticism should be constructive.

WA

The police have limited capabilities in responding to criminal acts and other emergencies. They lack sufficient patrol vehicles to respond quickly on a consistent basis, and corruption continues to be a problem throughout the police force. Police officers routinely augment their meager salaries by accepting payments from motorists who violate traffic laws. The police sometimes charge victims to investigate crimes or to return recovered stolen property. Their lack of motivation and limited investigative ability make solving complex and complicated crimes challenging.

Crime can be a problem, particularly in major urban centers like Jakarta and Surabaya. Through several sources, the Regional Security Office (RSO) has gathered data and statistics for Jakarta, outlining criminal activities and trends.

Due to the reluctance of many expatriates and Indonesians to report criminal activity, these statistics should be taken as a reflection of the ongoing work of the Indonesian National Police.

In 2014, there were 11,776 violent crimes reported: 68 murders; 63 rapes; 1,862 aggravated assaults; 3,513 burglaries; 904 thefts; and 3,877 vehicle thefts. Indonesian criminals are normally reluctant to use force and usually do not harm their victims unless confronted with violence.

This information is only for Jakarta, nationally the rates are much higher. If there was good law enforcement, crime would not be going up, kids wouldn'€™t be issued drivers licenses, people would not drive in the wrong direction, corruption would be down, the list goes on.

Willo

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