Jakarta, Nov 26 (Antara) -- Trafficking of narcotics in the country has
turned into a very serious and dangerous problem as it has entered
strategic institutions, including universities, which determine the
quality and future of the nation.
At least three universities have been involved so far: In March, a
lecturer of the University of North Sumatra (USU) was arrested for being
in possession of narcotics. In August, police nabbed an alumnus of the
National University of Jakarta (Unas) for distributing narcotics to
users in the campus. Soon after, they conducted several searches and
found drugs in the campus once again.
Moreover, the public were surprised when police arrested a faculty of
law professor, who is also an assistant rector, of the Hasanuddin
University (Unhas) in Makassar, South Sulawesi, some two weeks ago.
The professor was apprehended on charges of consuming methamphetamine with two female students in a hotel room.
Chairman of the Anti-Narcotics Movement Center of the Indonesian Ulemas
Council (MUI) Anwar Abbas expressed concern over the involvement of the
professor in the narcotics case.
"We are concerned and regret the involvement of the Unhas assistant rector in the drug abuse case," Abbas remarked.
He
added that even a highly educated person with a professor's title could
be involved in a narcotics offense, whereas a university campus was a
place to produce intellectuals who can be free from drugs that destroy
the future of the nation.
"The government should conduct narcotics tests for aspiring leaders in
strategic institutions. More intensive efforts must be put in to crack
down on traffickers," Abbas emphasized.
Furthermore, Senior Commissioner Agus Rohmat, the unit I chief of the
Narcotics Crime Directorate of the Indonesian National Police's
Investigation Department, noted on Tuesday that an effort like jihad was
needed to fight illegal drug trafficking and abuse.
There should be a jihad movement supported by all parties in cracking down on drug dealers.
"If we are united in fighting narcotics, I am convinced we can crack down on it," Rohmat affirmed.
Data from the Ministry of Law and Human Rights revealed that of the
160,750 prisoners and detainees in the country, 56,847, or 35 percent of
them, were brought in on drug-related charges.
In addition, the approach to dealing with drug addicts should also be
changed. They should be rehabilitated, which could also serve as their
punishment.
According to the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), worship houses can
serve like Addict Recipient Agency (IPWL) and can be used as places to
rehabilitate narcotics addicts.
"For example, monasteries can serve as places for rehabilitating
narcotics addicts in Thailand. Basically, drug addiction is an issue
that can be related to faith in God," Brig. Gen Ida Utari, the director
of the Government Agency Rehabilitation Institution Development of the
BNN, said in a dialog forum on Tuesday.
She added that narcotics addicts can be rehabilitated in a place where
they can feel comfortable, such as in mosques or churches.
Utari further noted that the BNN runs 314 IPWLs, while the number of drug addicts recorded in 2011 was four million.
In an effort to fight drug trafficking and abuse, the Ministry of
Administrative and Bureaucratic Reforms (Kemenpan-RB) and the BNN have
signed an agreement on the prevention and elimination of drug abuses and
narcotics (P4GN).
State Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Yuddy Chrisnandi
explained on Friday last week that the agreement made it mandatory for
all state employees (civil servants) and aspiring employees to undertake
narcotics tests.
BBN Chief Anang Iskandar said that his agency will conduct urine tests
of all civil servants across the country in an effort to ensure early
detection of drug abuses by government apparatuses.
"This is a serious effort. It is not without reason that we will be
conducting the tests. The quality of services to the people will be
determined by the mentality and credibility of government apparatuses,"
Iskandar stressed.
He further noted that if state apparatuses dabble in drug abuse, it
would impact their performance negatively and would weaken their ability
to serve the people.
"In such cases, the Ministry of State Administrative and Bureaucratic
Reforms fully supports the BNN," Iskandar affirmed.
In order to ensure smooth implementation of its tasks, the BNN held a
counseling program, which involved at least 2,000 people.
Iskandar pointed out that the counseling program was aimed at enriching
the knowledge of the participants regarding their strategy in handling
narcotics cases.
"So
far, narcotics consumers have been sent to jail as punishment, but we
have realized that this has not been the right approach as it has not
helped reduce the number of cases related to narcotics abuse," he
remarked.
He also added that drug users, like people who suffer from diseases,
need to be sent to a rehabilitation facility, which can also serve as
their punishment.
"The numbers of drug dealers and users are too large at present. In an
effort to create a clean Indonesia free from narcotics, we should reduce
the number of users to zero. This will automatically make drug dealers
disappear," Iskandar stated.
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