Jakarta Police says it is ready to file charges against Putri Ariyanto Haryowibowo, the great granddaughter of former dictator Suharto, who was arrested earlier in connection with drugs.
Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Baharudin Djafar said that along with Putri, police would also file charges against two other people, a police officer identified only by the initial "E", and another man identified only by the initials "GN", who were arrested with Putri.
“God willing their cases will be submitted at 11 a.m. [on Monday],” Baharudin said at Jakarta Police Headquarters on Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta, on Monday.
Putri is the daughter of Ari Haryo Wibowo Hardjojudanto, popularly known as businessman "Ari Sigit", the grandson of Soeharto.
Putri was named a suspect on March 18, in connection to the alleged possession of illegal drugs. She was arrested along with a number of others believed to be her friends, during a raid at a hotel in South Jakarta. During the raid, Putri was allegedly caught in the act of smoking crystal methamphetamine.Earlier, police said GN could have been a major drug dealer and also the person who supplied the drugs to the other suspects.
Police estimated that GN’s drug network could have distributed up to Rp 2 billion worth (US$234,000) of drugs a month.Putri and the other suspects are charged with violating article 127 of the law on narcotics, and could face more than five years in prison.
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