3 Facts about the charge reveal Ammar Zoni selling drugs in prison

Jakarta – The first trial in the case of Muhammad Amar Akbar alias Ammar Zoni, who sold drugs at the Salemba Detention Center, Central Jakarta, was held yesterday. Ammar Zoni was charged with selling crystal methamphetamine in prison. As is known, Ammar Zoni was caught distributing crystal methamphetamine and synthetic tobacco from inside the Salemba detention centre. These actions were discovered when prison officials became suspicious of Ammar Zoni’s movements. In his actions, the former soap actor was not alone. Ammar Zoni is suspected of distributing drugs at the Salemba Detention Center together with five other people namely A, AP, AM Alias ​​​​​​KA, ACM and MR. Scroll to continue content From the results of the investigation, it was revealed that Ammar Zoni and his colleagues used the Zangi application to communicate in the execution of drug dealing in the detention center. Ammar Zoni is suspected of having obtained the illegal goods from someone outside the Salemba Class I Detention Centre. Ammar Zoni is suspected of being involved in a drug case where he is serving a prison sentence in connection with a similar case. Ammar Zoni is currently serving 4 years in prison for a drug case after the prosecution filed an appeal. Currently, Ammar Zoni and five other prisoners have been transferred to Nusakambangan Prison. detikcom summarized a number of facts about the indictment for Ammar Zoni, Friday (24/10/2025). Here are the facts: 1. Detained in Nusakambangan, Ammar Zoni undergoes online trial The agenda for the first trial in the case of Ammar Zoni who sells drugs in prison is the reading of the indictment. The trial was held at the Central Jakarta District Court. However, Ammar Zoni and five other accused appeared online from Nusakambangan prison. Based on detikcom’s monitoring in the Central Jakarta District Court courtroom, Thursday (23/10), Ammar Zoni et al were present via Zoom Meeting which was connected to the screen displayed in the courtroom. However, the screen only points to the judge and cannot be seen by other court participants. Trial participants can only hear the judge’s interactions with the defendants through loudspeakers in the courtroom. The panel of judges began the trial by checking the identities of the accused. Besides Ammar Zoni, the other five accused are Asep, Ardian Prasetyo, Andi Muallim alias Koh Andi, Ade Candra Maulana and Muhammad Rivaldi. The session was led by Dwi Elyarahma as chairman of the panel. “The accused’s brothers are not currently being detained because they are convicts,” said Dwi. 2. Ammar Zoni asks to be present in person. Ammar Zoni et al are undergoing an online trial from Nusakambangan prison on a case of selling drugs in the prison. Ammar Zoni and five other defendants asked the panel of judges to be able to attend the trial in person or offline. “If we can make a request, we all ask to be brought in, to be presented there, Your Honor, to be offline,” Ammar asked in an online hearing at the Central Jakarta District Court on Thursday (10/23). According to him, the news about his case was too big and it does not correspond to the facts. Therefore, he wanted to set the record straight and provide information directly. “Right now, it’s not because of the actual psychological existence of our bodies, right? And I want it because it’s an open hearing, yes, and it’s because I’m bringing my name as well, my family name as well, so I want it to be presented directly offline. So that everyone knows, so that everyone can see,” Ammar said. “Because it is certain that everyone, all Indonesian eyes, all the news will definitely be directed at me. I don’t want my family to find out that I am actually who I am in the news,” he continued. Ammar admitted that he had experienced online hearings in previous cases. According to him, there is a difference when the hearing is held online and offline. “I have to delete all this. That’s why I really hope ma’am that I can get offline trial availability,” Ammar added. “So here I will provide all kinds of things, this is how it is. I will explain as my lawyer said earlier, if this is the place where we listen to everything, this is how it is. We open everything up and open, that’s it, that’s it. We don’t cover anything at all,” he said. 3. Ammar Zoni et al are accused of selling drugs in prison. Ammar Zoni was charged with selling crystal methamphetamine in the Salemba prison. Ammar Zoni received the methamphetamine from someone named Andre, then sold it and distributed it in the detention center. The indictment was read in the Central Jakarta District Court, Jalan Bungur Raya, Central Jakarta, on Thursday (23/10). Ammar Zoni was charged with five other accused, namely accused I Asep bin Sarikin, accused II Ardian Prasetyo bin Arie Ardih, accused III Andi Muallim alias Koh Andi, accused IV Ade Candra Maulana bin Mursalih, and accused V Muhammad Rivaldi. “To commit criminal acts of attempt or criminal conspiracy without right or against the law, to offer for sale, to sell, to buy, to receive, to be an intermediary in the buying and selling, exchange or handing over of class I anesthesia in non-plant form weighing more than 5 (five) grams, these acts were committed by the accused,” said the prosecutor. It appears that the buying and selling of drugs had been going on since December 31, 2024. At that time, the accused Rivaldi obtained the drugs directly from Ammar Zoni. “From December 31, 2024 at around 14:00 WIB, Accused V obtained crystal methamphetamine from Accused VI by taking it and meeting Accused VI directly on the stairs of Block I,” the prosecutor said. Ammar Zoni handed over the crystal methamphetamine on the steps of Block I of the Salemba Detention Centre. Ammar Zoni admitted that he got 100 grams of methamphetamine from someone named Andre. Currently, Andre has DPO status. “At that time, Accused VI admitted that he got 100 (one hundred) grams of crystal methamphetamine from brother Andre (DPO),” said the prosecutor. The 100 grams of crystal methamphetamine was distributed to other inmates who were defendants in this case. Each person distributed 50 grams of drugs. “Then the crystal methamphetamine was distributed to accused V and accused VI, 50 (fifty grams) each,” said the prosecutor. Thereafter, the defendant Rivaldi contacted the defendant Andi by mobile phone. They communicate using the Zangi app. “After obtaining crystal methamphetamine, Accused V contacted Accused III using the Zangi application found on a communication device in the form of 1 (one) blue Oppo brand mobile phone,” the prosecutor said. The buying and selling transactions of drugs continued until January 3, 2025 at approximately 11.OO WIB. The same transaction was carried out on the steps of the detention center, but this time the accused put the illegal goods in cigarette packs. “Thereafter, Accused II handed over the methamphetamine-type narcotics to Accused I by collecting the goods from the dealer via the Zangi application with the number 102867734 in the name of KILLUA ZOLDYCK, then Accused I was ordered to go to the stairs of Type 3 of the Block T staircase attached or pick up the Block T staircase attached. T, that inside Gudang Garam filter were cigarette packs containing methamphetamine-type narcotics,” the prosecutor said. They took the methamphetamine into the room. Seeing the strange movements of the prisoners, head of Salemba Detention Centre, Hendra Gunawan, immediately went to the room and searched it. There, Hendra entered the room and found methamphetamine in a cigarette pack. Hendra also found a mobile phone. “Then at around 14:00 WIB, while Accused I was in room block E No. 1, 3rd floor of the Salemba Detention Center, Central Jakarta, witness Hendra Gunawan (Karupam) came, who was suspicious of Accused II’s movements, who came out of the room at that time and immediately left when he met witness Hendra Gunawan, when witness Hendra Gunawan. (Karupam) entered Accused I’s room and conducted an inspection and search in Accused I’s room,” said the prosecutor. “A medium plastic clip containing 12 (twelve) small plastic clips suspected to contain crystal methamphetamine with a gross weight of approximately 3.03 (three point zero three) grams was found in a salt cellar cigarette pack under the mattress, 1 (one) white Oppo brand cell phone,” he added. (fas/fas)