"The results of tests conducted on AM`s urine and hair are all negative," BNN spokesman Senior Commissioner Sumirat Dwiyanto said.Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Former Constitution Court chief justice Akil Mochtar has been tested negative for narcotic drugs consumption by the National Narcotics Agency (BNN).
"The results of tests conducted on AM`s urine and hair are all negative," BNN spokesman Senior Commissioner Sumirat Dwiyanto revealed at a press conference on Tuesday.
He stated that the BNN would take further steps to follow up the discovery of methamphetamine and marijuana in the working room of the former chief judge.
"The locations where pieces of evidence were found and where AM was arrested are different. This is what we are going to investigate to find out who actually owns the drug stash," Dwiyanto said.
Anti-graft agency, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) had discovered the drugs in the working room of the chief judge when it conducted searches on Thursday and handed them over to the BNN on Friday for conducting checks to verify if they were really narcotic drugs.
The BNN later confirmed that they were really methamphetamine, which was found in the form green and purple pills and marijuana which was found rolled into four parts, with one of them having been used.
Dwiyanto further pointed out that the pill form of methamphetamine was categorized as new in Indonesia as so far it had been distributed in the form of crystals.
He said using marijuana or methamphetamine violated Narcotic Law Number 35 of 2009.
Akil Mochtar has been named a suspect by the KPK for allegedly receiving bribes linked to elections of district heads in Gunung Mas, Central Kalimantan province and in Lebak, Banten province.
He was caught red-handed at his official residence, along with Chairun Nisa, a parliamentary member from Golkar Party and businessman Cornelius Nalau.
Cash of up to Rp5.7 billion was confiscated by the KPK from Mochtar's official car with the number plate `RI 9` that was parked at his house.
KPK has also named Chairun Nisa and Cornelius Nalau suspects, along with the district head of Gunung Mas, Hamid Bintih, Tubagus Chairi Wardan, the husband of the Tangerang Selatan district head and Airin Diany, the brother of Banten governor Ratu Atut Chosiyah.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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