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he reputation of United Development Party (PPP) lawmaker Fanny Afriansyah has sunk even lower following claims of alleged drug use, only days after a housemaid filed a domestic abuse report against him.

Fanny, also known as Ivan Haz, the son of former vice president Hamzah Haz, was implicated in a drug case after his name appeared on a list of alleged drug buyers found during a raid at the Tanah Kusir Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) in South Jakarta.

National Narcotics Agency (BNN) chief Comr. Gen. Budi Waseso said his agency had assisted in the raid, adding that the list featuring Fanny'€™s name had been handed over to the Jakarta Police for further investigation.

'€œThe case involving civilians has been handed over to the Jakarta Police so they can make clarifications. The Jakarta branch of the BNN is only helping with the forensics work,'€ Budi said on Thursday.

On Monday evening, the Army and BNN conducted urine tests on military personnel at the Tanah Kusir Kostrad base, leading to the arrest of 19 personnel who tested positive for drugs.

The list of alleged drug customers included Fanny, eight civilians and five police offers from several Jakarta branches as well as one stationed at the National Police headquarters in South Jakarta.

Budi said the Army personnel were being dealt with internally, while National Police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti said the police force was continuing to investigate whether the allegations against its members could be corroborated.

The drug abuse allegations added a new twist in a criminal case involving Fanny, who, along with his wife Anna Susilowati, was reported to the Jakarta Police by their child'€™s nanny, 20-year-old Toipah, for alleged physical abuse.

Toipah filed the police report last week after fleeing from the couple'€™s home with a gash on her head, bruises on her back and a swollen ear.

Toipah alleged that Fanny and Anna threw her on the floor and threw a can of mosquito spray at her every time their child cried.

The couple also allegedly only provided Toipah with one meal a day and failed to pay her Rp 2.2 million (US$164) over the past two months.

Fanny and Anna initially denied the allegations, but the police subsequently found security camera footage of the abuse.

The police have questioned Anna as a suspect and plan to question Fanny next week, pending approval from President Joko '€œJokowi'€ Widodo. A criminal investigation against a House lawmaker requires written approval from the President, as stipulated in the Legislative Institutions Law.

This is not the first time Fanny has had a run-in with the law.

In 2003, he made headlines for his alleged involvement in illegal car sales. He was also accused of assaulting a car dealer. However, there is no record of the police pursuing the cases.

Meanwhile, House Speaker Ade Komarudin called on law enforcers to act firmly in the alleged drug abuse case.

'€œIt would be disappointing if [the allegations] were proven to be true. Especially as many of our [voters] are still young people who need good examples ['€¦] Law enforcement officers must process [this case] well,'€ he said.

A member of the House'€™s ethics council from the National Awakening Party (PKB), Maman Imanulhaq, said that with so many allegations leveled against Fanny, it was unlikely he would remain in the House.

'€œThe ethics council has deemed that there are no more loopholes that could allow Ivan to stay at the House, especially because we have zero tolerance for physical abuse against domestic workers. It will be very difficult for the panel to make a decision other than to fire him,'€ he said.
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