DECRIMINALISATION OF DRUG USE USE; COULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN INDONESIA?By Dr. Laode Ida Deputy Speaker of The Indonesia Upper House (DPD RI) Dutch D t h colonialism era. To prevent the effect of the drug use, the Dutch era. colonial enacted law in 1927. 1927. 9 7 In 1949, the Republic of Indonesia enacted law related to 1949, prohibition of production, use and distribution of dangerous drug. drug. Due to prevent the illicit traffic of drug (smuggler) and rehabilitation of drug user the government enacted law no user, 9/1976 about Narcotics. Narcotics. To prevent the increasing in drug use, the government revised p g g , g the law no 9/1976 to be law no 22/1997 about Narcotics and law 22/ no 5/1997 about Psycotropics. Psycotropics Former P id t M F President Megawati i ti issued a d d decree i 2002 and in d established the National Narcotics Board (BNN) as an implementing agency to war on drug. p g g y drug. g Prohibition of Drug Use in Indonesia I d i since Drug ( i ) h D (opium) has b been used i Indonesia i d in NARCOTICS AND PSICOTROPICS CASES REPORTED IN INDONESIA, 1997 - 2008 12000 10000 8000 Cases Introduction 6000 4000 2000 0 Narcotics Psicotropics Year Drug Users and Rehabilitation in Indonesia • More than 2 million drug users on regular ( p p ) bases (0,8% of population) • About 40,000 people are in jail with no access to treatment to treatment • 33 drug rehabilitation center for each 1,000 people capacity which are bellow minimum standard (mostly in Jawa) standard (mostly in Jawa) Impact of Drug Use Impact of Drug Use • Lost generation: addict health will getting ( ) worse (vulnerable) • Culturally: social deviation • E Economicly: less and/or decreasing of i l l d/ d i f productivity, consumption increased • Politically: adding the state burden to manage social and economic impact of drug use. social and economic impact of drug use Difficulty to War on Drug Use Difficulty to War on Drug Use • (F i ) ill l t d / (Foreign) illegal traders/smugglers (Hongkong, China l (H k Chi and African connection) use very sophisticated ways in importing illegal prohibited drugs as well as p g g p g international/regional/local syndicates and its distribution • C Complication in controlling the drug distribution and li ti i t lli th d di t ib ti d use due to the large of population mainly in the urban areas • Jail security system is weak, and punishment based policy (not treatment for rehabilitation). • Lack of state budget to support the efforts of war on drug. SHOULD DRUG USE BE DECRIMINALISED? Criminalisation of drug users are not human treatment, but allowing them free to use drug will be very dangerous for the future generation. generation. Green li h ( h opportunity) to b decriminalised of d G light (the i ) be d i i li d f drug use: memo use: from Indonesian Supreme Court stated a related mission (not to send drug user to prison, but to rehabilitation center for treatment. It is also g p , treatment. inline with law no 22/1997 on narcotic, articels 45, 46, 47, 48). 22/ 45, 46, 47, 48) Illegal drug traders (smugglers) and distributors must be tiedly controlled and punished as directed by narcotic law Obstacle: Obstacle: for the time beeing, government and people of Indonesia will not adopt yet the willingness to decriminalise of drug use the reasons use, reasons, among others as follows: follows: The related law must be implemented (law no 22/1997 art. 85, 86); p ( 22/ art. 85, 86) There are any apprehension to have more drug users and increase users number of drug addicts If drugs easily to buy, the users (including teenagers/potensial future generation) will increase. teenagers/potensial increase. What Indonesian Can Do? What Indonesian Can Do? • Public advocy to revise the related law/regulation by / supporting the substance of Supreme Court memo (including to formulate a special system for the judges). to formulate a special system for the judges) • To support social movement to war on drug (education, public perception) done by colaboration between NGOs public perception) done by colaboration between NGOs (including religious leaders), government and parliamentarian. • To improve the quality and quantity of drug rehabilitation p q y q y g center. International Community Support: Urgent • International aid to develop and standardizing g the drug rehabilitation center • Regional and international cooperation to war againts drug smuggling and distribution drug smuggling and distribution
Report "Decriminalization of Drug Use in Indonesia_La Ode Ida"