Head of the Indonesian Police:
No Exchange of Drug Criminals

Expatriates that become suspects in drugs cases in Bali persistently increases. Responding to the matter, the Head of the Indonesian Police, General Police Sutanto, on Tuesday (23/8) stated firmly that drugs suspects are not ‘goods’ that could be exchanged. It includes the suspect Corby and Michelle Leslie alias Michelle Lee, a young model from Australia who was found bringing two pieces of narcotic pills. “It is a legal affair, not like ‘goods’ that are exchangeable”, he stated following the face-to-face meeting with all officers of Bali Provincial Police.
The Head of the Indonesian Police that also holds the position of Head of National Narcotic Agency admitted that he was proud of the success of drugs officers of Bali Provincial Police that revealed the case and captured such drugs suspect.
In relation to the fact that many Australians have got involved in drug cases, Sutanto added, there was no intervention from external parties. “All parties respect one anothers the law prevailing in their respective country. Except for that, there is no special case, all will be processed in accordance with legislation in Indonesia,” he said.
The large number of Australians that were caught in Indonesia, especially in Bali, is because the country still constitutes the principal ‘supplier’ of foreign tourists that travel to this country. (BTN/DP)