Wed, October 2
2013 19:40 | 216 Views
Jakarta (ANTARA
News) - Head of Law Enforcement Department of Indonesia Military (TNI) Colonel
Edy Imran said the number of drug abuse cases at TNI corps has decreased in
2013 as compared to 2012.
"Up to the
third quarter of 2013, 60 drug abuse cases have been recorded at TNI. We hope
the number will not increase in the later part of the year," said Edy in a
discussion held by the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) on Wednesday.
According to
him, the total number of drug abuse cases at TNI was recorded at 178 in 2010,
while in 2011, the figure decreased to 169.
In 2012, 169
cases of drug abuse were reported.
"We hope
that the decline in the number of drug abuse at TNI shows that soldiers are
concerned about the risk of drug abuse," Edy said.
He added that
the decreasing number of drug abuse cases at TNI can be attributed to the
assertiveness of TNI officials in combating drug abuse.
The TNI
officials will impose sanctions of dismissal if their members are caught
consuming drugs, Edy added.
He said TNI
imposes dismissal sanction because its personnel should be good role models for
Indonesians and to reduce the high number of drug abuse cases in the Indonesian
military.
"Besides,
we believe that soldiers who abuse drugs may not be as capable as the rest in
their duties; they have a great responsibility because they use weapons,"
Edy said.
The sanction
also considers the potential spread of drug abuse at TNI corps and acts as
deterrence for the corps members. (Editor: Heru)