Treatment, not jail, for drug users in Indonesia
20 December 2012
The Indonesian government decided to change strategy in its drug eradication campaign by no longer treating drug users as criminals and instead focusing on a stepped-up harm reduction program.
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) said that it would be more consistent in applying Law No. 35/2009 on narcotics, which promotes and protects the basic rights of drug users, and would treat them as victims rather than criminals.
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