“The imposition of severe criminal penalties, including the death penalty and life imprisonment, is expected to provide a shock therapy,” she said in Jakarta on Tuesday.
According to Poengky, law enforcement should also apply multiple charges so that perpetrators are not only sentenced to prison terms but also financially impoverished.
“In addition to being charged under the Narcotics Law or the Psychotropics Law, perpetrators should also be charged under the Money Laundering Law to impoverish the perpetrators and their families,” she said.
She also emphasized the importance of extensive media coverage of such cases to serve as a warning not only to the perpetrators and their families, but also to their superiors, who may be deemed negligent in supervision.
“In this way, social sanctions are expected to strengthen the deterrent effect,” she explained.
Furthermore, the former member of the National Police Commission (Kompolnas) stressed the need to strengthen the security and storage system for drug evidence.
Measures include installing closed-circuit television cameras around evidence storage facilities and requiring narcotics investigators to wear body-worn cameras.
She also pointed out that the destruction of drug evidence must be carried out properly in accordance with prevailing laws and regulations to prevent misuse by rogue personnel.
“The destruction of drug evidence in accordance with laws and regulations must be conducted seriously so that no officers dare to engage in various schemes, including swapping evidence with alum and selling confiscated narcotics,” she said.
Meanwhile, Indonesia’s National Police Headquarters has reaffirmed that it would show no tolerance toward personnel involved in drug-related offenses.
Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police, Inspector General Johnny Eddizon Isir, said National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo has underscored a strong commitment to strict law enforcement against narcotics crimes, including when they involve members of the police force.
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