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

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6000 4000 2000 0

Narcotics Psicotropics

Year

DrugUsersandRehabilitationin Indonesia
Morethan2milliondrugusersonregular ( p p ) bases(0,8%ofpopulation) About40,000peopleareinjailwithnoaccess totreatment to treatment 33drugrehabilitationcenterforeach1,000 peoplecapacitywhicharebellowminimum standard(mostlyinJawa) standard (mostly in Jawa)

ImpactofDrugUse Impact of Drug Use

Lostgeneration:addicthealthwillgetting ( ) worse(vulnerable) Culturally:socialdeviation E Economicly:lessand/ordecreasingof i l l d/ d i f productivity,consumptionincreased Politically:addingthestateburdentomanage socialandeconomicimpactofdruguse. social and economic impact of drug use

DifficultytoWaronDrugUse Difficulty to War on Drug Use

(F i ) ill l t d / (Foreign)illegaltraders/smugglers(Hongkong,China l (H k Chi andAfricanconnection)useverysophisticatedwaysin importingillegalprohibiteddrugsaswellas p g g p g international/regional/localsyndicatesandits distribution C Complicationincontrollingthedrugdistributionand li ti i t lli th d di t ib ti d useduetothelargeofpopulationmainlyintheurban areas Jailsecuritysystemisweak,andpunishmentbased policy(nottreatmentforrehabilitation). Lackofstatebudgettosupporttheeffortsofwaron 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.

WhatIndonesianCanDo? What Indonesian Can Do?

Publicadvocytorevisetherelatedlaw/regulationby / supportingthesubstanceofSupremeCourtmemo(including toformulateaspecialsystemforthejudges). to formulate a special system for the judges) Tosupportsocialmovementtowarondrug(education, publicperception)donebycolaborationbetweenNGOs public perception) done by colaboration between NGOs (includingreligiousleaders),governmentandparliamentarian. Toimprovethequalityandquantityofdrugrehabilitation p q y q y g center.

InternationalCommunitySupport: Urgent
Internationalaidtodevelopandstandardizing g thedrugrehabilitationcenter Regionalandinternationalcooperationtowar againts drug smuggling and distribution drugsmugglinganddistribution