T The provisions of law number 35 of 2009 mandate rehabilitation for narcotics abusers through the integrated assessment team (tat) mechanism. however, in denpasar district court decision number 1134/pid.sus/2021/pn.dps, the panel of judges imposed a prison sentence despite the assessment report recommending rehabilitation. this phenomenon reflects the persistence of a repressive paradigm in law enforcement practices. this descriptive-normative legal study aims to analyze the evidentiary weight of the tat assessment report and examine the appropriateness of the judges\\\' legal reasoning in evaluating said evidence. the study employs both statutory and case approaches, relying on secondary data analyzed qualitatively through deductive reasoning. the findings indicate that the assessment report possesses \\\"free evidentiary weight\\\" (*vrij bewijs*), the value of which is relative and contingent upon the judge\\\'s conviction. in the case at hand, the corroboration between witness testimony, the forensic laboratory report, and the defendant\\\'s statement successfully established the elements of article 127 paragraph (1) letter a—applying the \\\"stocking concept\\\" doctrine (despite a negative urine test result)—thereby leading the court to set aside the tat recommendation. in conclusion, the evidentiary weight of the assessment report does not absolutely bind the judge. the imposition of a 10-month prison sentence demonstrates that the judges\\\' reasoning failed to fully optimize the restorative justice paradigm and national rehabilitation policy, a shortcoming influenced by inter-agency coordination obstacles and a prevailing repressive mindset among law enforcement officials.