Prosecutor Not Ready, Reading Session of Vanessa Angel's Indictment Postponed

Kapanlagi.com - The defendant in the drug abuse case, Vanessa Angel, was scheduled to undergo a reading session of the indictment at the West Jakarta District Court on Tuesday (12/10). However, the reading of the indictment was postponed because the Public Prosecutor's Office was not ready to read the indictment.

"Your Honor, we apologize for not being ready to read the indictment today. We request until next week," said the prosecutor in the courtroom.

The panel of judges initially hesitated to grant the prosecutor's request because they wanted Vanessa Angel's case to be resolved quickly. As a result, the panel of judges rescheduled the indictment session for Thursday, October 15.

1. Bibi Ardiansyah Hopes for Glory from the Judges

Previously, Bibi Ardiansyah, the husband of Vanessa Angel, hoped that the judges would consider the condition of his wife, who currently has a baby. Bibi also shared how Vanessa has always tried to appear happy amidst her suffering for the sake of their child.

"Fair and civilized humanity, the judges should consider that Vanessa now has a child, think about who the child will be with (if the mother goes to prison). Since then, she (Vanessa) has to keep trying to be happy because she is pregnant, so that our child won't be disabled, so that she won't be stressed. And now she has to attend hearings every week, pretending to be happy so that her breastfeeding can continue smoothly, and I also have to pretend to be happy for my wife and child," Bibi Ardiansyah hoped.

2. Chronology of Vanessa Angel's Arrest

Vanessa Angel / Credit: KapanLagi - Akrom Sukarya

As it is known, the police arrested Vanessa Angel at her residence in Permata Mediterania, Kembangan, West Jakarta, on March 16, 2020. At that time, the police seized 20 xanax pills from Vanessa's residence, 15 pills in the vanity table drawer in Vanessa's room and another 5 pills in Vanessa's bag inside the car.

For her actions, Vanessa was charged under Article 62 of the Indonesian Law No. 5 of 1997 concerning Psychotropic Drugs, in conjunction with the Minister of Health Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 49 of 2018 concerning Changes in the Classification of Psychotropic Drugs in the Annex of Law Number 5 of 1997 concerning Psychotropic Drugs.

(kpl/dan/gtr)