DENPASAR, DEWATA.NEWS – The Denpasar District Court has acquitted a German national charged in a major ecstasy drug case, ruling that prosecutors failed to present sufficient evidence to support the allegations.
The defendant, Daniel Domalski, also known as Zbysek Ciompa (41), was cleared of all charges by a judicial panel led by IB Bamadewa Patiputra on Tuesday, 16 December 2025. The court rejected the prosecution’s case, which had accused Domalski of involvement in the distribution of hundreds of ecstasy pills.
Previously, public prosecutor Ni Luh Putu Ari Suparmi had argued that the defendant violated Article 114 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 132 paragraph (1) of Indonesia’s Narcotics Law (Law No. 35 of 2009).
Prosecutors sought an eight-year prison sentence and a fine of IDR 1 billion, with a six-month subsidiary jail term. However, the judges ruled that the charges could not be substantiated.
“The panel found that there was insufficient evidence and supporting proof, including witness testimony, aside from statements provided by police witnesses,” the presiding judge stated during the verdict.
Due to the lack of convincing evidence, the court decided to fully acquit the defendant. Domalski and his legal team, led by I Made Dwi Dinaya, immediately accepted the ruling. Prosecutors, meanwhile, stated they would consider their next legal steps.
Case Background
Domalski had been on trial for allegedly possessing and conspiring to distribute 594 ecstasy pills, weighing a total of 392.04 grams. According to prosecutors, the case involved an alleged plan to distribute Class I narcotics exceeding the five-gram threshold defined under Indonesian law.
The defendant was arrested on 21 April 2025 at around 4:45 a.m. WITA by officers from the National Police Narcotics Directorate (Bareskrim) in front of Villa Kayu Suar, Jalan Mertasari, Sidakarya, South Denpasar.
Prosecutors claimed the drugs were discovered inside a package sent via UPS from overseas. The parcel reportedly contained 12 candy cans, which were found to hold white, shield-shaped tablets suspected to be ecstasy rather than confectionery.
According to court documents, the pills were distributed across multiple containers, with individual canisters holding between 47 and 51 tablets each.
Despite these allegations, the court concluded that the evidence presented during the trial did not meet the legal threshold required for a conviction.
The verdict marks a significant development in the case, which had drawn attention due to the large quantity of narcotics involved and the defendant’s foreign nationality.