The South Jakarta District Court judge, on Wednesday, sentenced defendant Richard Eliezer (Bharada E) to one year and six months in prison in the premeditated murder case of Brigadier Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat (Brigdir J).
"Sentenced the defendant Richard Eliezer with imprisonment for one year and six months," Chief Judge Wahyu Iman Santoso stated during the trial at the South Jakarta District Court on Wednesday.
He noted that Eliezer was legally and convincingly proven guilty of violating Article 340, subsidiary Article 338 juncto Article 55, paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.
In drafting the decision, the judges took into account aggravating and mitigating factors, while the incriminating aspect was that Eliezer's close relationship with the victim was not valued.
"(In terms of) the mitigating factor, the defendant is a witness to the perpetrators, who cooperated," judiciary panel member Alimin Ribut Sujono stated.
In presenting his considerations, Judge Sujono said the panel of judges concluded that Eliezer had deliberately intended to kill Brigadier J.
This conclusion was motivated by Eliezer's series of actions, such as answering, "Ready, Commander" on having received an order to shoot Brigadier J on the left side of his chest, Sujono stated.
"The series of activities reflected the defendant's inner attitude that was none other than showing intention to kill the victim," he remarked.
Moreover, Sujono stated that the other elements had been fulfilled, especially those of planning in advance and taking other people's lives.
Nonetheless, the panel of judges granted Eliezer the status of justice collaborator that further impacted the judge's decision.
Sujono explained that Eliezer was not the main actor, thereby making it possible for him to obtain the justice collaborator status.
"His honesty, courage, and determination to reveal this case deserved a justice collaborator status or a witness who is willing to cooperate," he remarked.
Eliezer's sentence was lighter than the demands of the public prosecutor on Wednesday, January 18, 2023.
Earlier, during a trial at the South Jakarta District Court, the public prosecutor’s team demanded a 12-year prison sentence to be handed down to Eliezer.
"Sentence the defendant Richard Eliezer Pudihang Lumiu with a prison term of 12 years," prosecutor Paris Manalu stated while reading out the charges before Chief Judge Wahyu Iman Santoso on January 18.
“The court declares that the defendant Richard Eliezer has been legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing the crime of premeditated murder. The court sentences the defendant Richard Eliezer to one year and six months in prison,” the presiding judge Wahyu Iman Santoso read out the verdict in today's hearing at the South Jakarta District Court, February 15, 2023.
Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD stated that the South Jakarta District Court handed an objective verdict to defendant Richard Eliezer (Bharada E) in the case involving the premeditated murder of Brigadier Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat, also known as Brigadier J.
Mahfud MD conveyed the remarks while speaking to reporters at the Parliament building in Jakarta on Wednesday.
"I think the panel of judges has been really objective amidst internal and public pressure," the minister declared.
He said he believed that the sentencing of Eliezer has fulfilled the public’s sense of justice.
He further said he felt grateful and ecstatic over the verdict given by the judges. The judges have shown nationalism and integrity, he added.
“Therefore, we should congratulate (them). I don't know, I do not take sides, but today, I feel grateful and happy that we have nationalist and integrated judges," he remarked.
The South Jakarta District Court on Wednesday sentenced Eliezer to one year and six months in prison over the murder of Brigadier J.
Eliezer's sentence was lighter than the 12-year prison term sought by the public prosecutor on January 18, 2023.
"Sentenced the defendant Richard Eliezer with imprisonment for one year and six months," Chief Judge Wahyu Iman Santoso said during the trial at South Jakarta District Court.
Eliezer was legally and convincingly proven guilty of violating Article 340, subsidiary Article 338 juncto Article 55, paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code, he added.
In arriving at their decision, the judges took aggravating and mitigating factors into account, and the incriminating aspect was that Richard Eliezer's close relationship with the victim was not valued.
"(In terms of) the mitigating factor, the defendant is a witness to the perpetrators, who cooperated," judiciary panel member Alimin Ribut Sujono said.
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