Medan District Court Judge Sentenced 19 Kg Of Shabu To Life In Prison

Chief Judge Lucas Sahabat Duha (right) read out the verdict at the Medan District Court, North Sumatra, Tuesday (11/7/2023). (ANTARA/M Sahbainy Nasution)

The panel of judges at the Medan District Court sentenced the defendant Candra Saputra alias Carles for life in a case of distributing 19 kilograms of methamphetamine.

"The defendant Candra Saputra alias Carles was sentenced to life," said Chief Judge Lucas Sahabat Duha as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, July 11.

The panel of judges assessed that the defendant was proven to have violated Article 114 paragraph (2) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning narcotics.

According to the panel of judges, the defendant offered to sell, sell, buy, accept, become an intermediary in buying and selling, exchanging, or handing over narcotics class I instead of plants weighing 19 kilograms.

"The aggravating thing is not to follow the government's program in eradicating drugs and damaging the nation's generation, while the mitigating thing is to regret his actions," he said.

After reading the verdict, the public prosecutor (JPU) and the defendant's legal adviser (PH) thought about it or accepted the decision.

This verdict is lighter than the demands of the Public Prosecutor from the Medan Kejari who demanded the death of the defendant Candra Saputra alias Carles.

In the indictment, starting on October 24, 2022, the defendant met with A (DPO) in front of the shophouse. Then the defendant was offered to carry methamphetamine with a salary of Rp. 50 million.

The defendant and A headed to R (DPO)'s house in the Neighborhood 14 area and discussed the work. R told the defendant the job was his own responsibility if he was caught.

The next day, at around 08.00 WIB, the defendant arrived at the coconut ice maker's place and waited for R. Then the defendant and R headed to Medan Merdeka Square. Then the police officers secured the defendant, while R became a DPO.