Despite all the talk about law enforcement battling a “drug crisis” in Indonesia, it seems like some of the greatest contributors to that crisis are members of Indonesian law enforcement.
You might have heard about Dedi Romadi, a prison guard from Bandung’s Banceuy Penitentiary, who was caught by the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) last Friday trying to sell 1 kg of crystal meth to an Iranian citizen.
Eventually Dedi led the BNN officers to a stash of 16.3 kilograms of crystal meth and 778 ecstasy pills.
Dedi denied that he was actually a drug dealer and argued that he was conducting his own investigation into drug use at the prison. Which probably sounded as dumb to him as it does to everybody else, but, given that he’s facing the death penalty, what else could he really say?
While Dedi still has to worry about being executed for his crimes, one thing he won’t have to worry about is losing his government pension or health insurance.
You see, Dedi somehow received an “honorable” discharge from the Ministry of Justice (which oversees the prison system).
The director of Human Rights at the Ministry of Justice, Mualimin Abdi, presided over a dismissal ceremony for Dedi held on Monday at the Ministry of Justice. “I do not tolerate those who abuse their authority, anyone who does so should receive severe sanctions,” Mualimin said, as quoted by Okezone.
But despite those strong words, Dedi honorable discharge means he isn’t getting any sanction from the Ministry of Justice besides losing his job.
As the Jakarta Globe reports, that means he is still entitled to the same lifetime pension and health insurance as all other civil servants.
So what exactly does somebody need to do get dishonorably discharged by the Ministry of Justice? Get caught with 100 kg of crystal meth while having an ecstasy-fueled orgy with a bunch of hookers in the middle of the prison? Even then we’re not sure.
