The Jakarta Globe, October 30, 2013.
The situation for one of Indonesia’s highest judges took a turn for the worse after the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) confirmed it had found former Constitutional Court chief Akil Mochtar’s DNA on a used marijuana joint, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
“Scientifically, the profile of the marijuana [joint] is identical with Akil’s DNA,” Sr. Cmr. Sumirat said in a press conference at the agency’s headquarters.
“It means that Akil had made contact with the drugs,” he said. “We will coordinate with the BNN’s team of doctors so we can see how far the case goes.”
The DNA test followed an examination of Akil’s hair and urine that was conducted shortly after the antinarcotics agency confirmed the presence of marijuana and methamphetamine in Akil’s Constitutional Court offices on Oct. 2, 2013.
The results of that test came back negative.
Akil was arrested on Oct. 2 by the KPK for suspected bribery in two election disputes under review by the Constitutional Court. He allegedly received Rp 3 billion ($261,000) in relation to Central Kalimantan’s Gunung Mas district election dispute and Rp 1 billion related to Banten’s Lebak election dispute.
“If proven [to have consumed drugs],” Sumirat said. “Akil could be punished with four years’ imprisonment.”
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