The moment of the sentence is spicy, because two Dutch drug smugglers who had been in jail in Indonesia for years, will be allowed to fly back to their homeland on Monday after their request for pardon was granted. These are two older men, one of whom was sentenced to death and the other received a life sentence.
Prosecutor Dipa Umbara reported on Thursday that there was convincing evidence that suspect RP had committed a criminal offense by smuggling large quantities of ecstasy – almost 600 pills – in the Southeast Asian country, which takes very strict action against drug traffickers.
‘Dutch drug smuggler (42) in big trouble in Indonesia now that the justice system is tightening the thumbscrews on suspects in ecstasy case’
The Public Prosecution Service wants to give the Dutchman corporal punishment in addition to a long prison sentence of 8 years, reports the medium Radar Badung, and make him suffer considerably financially. “I want him to pay a fine of 1 billion rupiah,” the prosecutor said at the Denpasar court, which is the equivalent of more than 50,000 euros.
Nevertheless, the Dutchman seems to be getting away with the penalty. Previously, there was a threat of life imprisonment or even the death penalty, and a fine of up to half a million euros.
A team of lawyers will defend his client from the Netherlands next week, and then respond to the prosecutor’s accusations and sentence demand. The criminal case revolves around the smuggling of ecstasy pills via a German network.
Lima Tome PR was arrested at around 4:45 am on April 22 in a villa in Bali. The luxury home is registered in the name of a Dutch businessman – Keje M., alias Kay – who has close ties with Indonesia. He was also named as a suspect, but previously denied any involvement.
PR was caught when he had a can of Smint mints with him, in which he had hidden ecstasy instead of breathing candies. He was immediately handcuffed and has been in custody ever since. Lima Tome RP was said to be the recipient of the drugs in Bali on behalf of the criminal group, after the ecstasy was shipped.
A German was also arrested who was said to be an accomplice of the Dutchman. He has since made statements after our compatriot had mentioned his name. That immediately put RP himself in a difficult position, because the German no longer felt compelled to keep his mouth shut.
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The suspects of the alleged international drug network had met through a motorcycle club in Bali sometime in February or March 2025.
The Public Prosecution Service previously said that the villa in Sanur was the location where the ecstasy transports from Germany to Bali were planned. There is also alleged trafficking in crystal meth, khat, narcotics, marijuana and other pills.
The street in Bali where the Dutchman’s villa was located, from where the drug smuggling is said to have taken place. © Streetview