TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The National Police are formulating a law that will enable them to charge sellers of bootleg liquor with sentences ranging from a life sentence to death penalty.
“We will punish them under Law No18/2012 with a life sentence,” said National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Setyo Wasisto today.
He said the law would be used against sellers that intentionally sold bootleg liquor.
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To date, the police have arrested seven people related to bootleg liquor comprising distributors, producers, and sellers.
The police said they viewed the suspects as a threat, allowing for the 89 lives claimed by bootleg liquor in West Java and Jakarta.
“We will keep an eye and aim at parties selling illegal liquor,” he said.
M JULNIS FIRMANSYAH
