We’ve all heard the rhetoric that Indonesia is deadly serious about eradicating drug trafficking and consumption in the country. But did you know that the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) doesn’t even have a permanent headquarters?
Their current head office, which is located on Jalan MT Haryono in East Jakarta, is actually a rented space. The lease on the building ends in early 2016, after which the building will be returned to its rightful owners, the National Police.
BNN head Budi Waseso justified the agency’s predicament by saying that they can adapt to work from any office. They have, however, notified President Joko Widodo about the situation and requested an office.
Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama today said that the provincial government is willing to just give one of their buildings to the BNN if they want it.
“We’re both government institutions. Why not give away [a building]?” Ahok said, as quoted by Vivanews.
Well, wherever BNN chooses for their office next year, we sure hope they won’t redecorate the place by digging up a body of water around it and shipping in crocodiles to be the guards, as Budi Waseso has previously suggested would be a great idea for his planned prison for drug convicts.
