Cases Of Former GAM Combatants Shot To Death Transferred To North Aceh District Attorney
ACEH - Investigators from the Criminal Investigation Unit of the North Aceh Police have transferred the case and the two suspects in the shooting of a former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) combatant, M Yusuf alias Burak (46) to the local district attorney general.
Head of the Intelligence Section of the North Aceh District Attorney's Office, Arif Kadarman, said that the transfer of case files along with suspects and evidence after the case was declared complete or P21.
"Currently, the case files along with the two suspects and evidence have been transferred. The two suspects are being detained by the prosecutor's office. Furthermore, the public prosecutor will immediately transfer them to the court," he said in North Aceh, Antara, Wednesday, May 18.
The two suspects are AJ alias Botak (22) who is the perpetrator of the shooting and the suspect FR alias AD (42), the owner of the air gun that AJ used to shoot the victim.
"Both were charged with different articles. AJ was charged with Article 340 in conjunction with Article 338 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with the Emergency Law Number 12 of 1951. While FR was charged with Article 340 in conjunction with Article 338 in conjunction with Article 56 paragraph (2) of the Criminal Code in conjunction with the Emergency Law Number 12 of 1951," said Arif Kadarman.
Arif Kadarman added that the shooting case until the victim died was because AJ was hurt and had a personal grudge against the victim.
"The suspect AJ did not accept the threat and the victim's attempts to abuse his family. The suspect AJ took revenge and eventually shot the victim," said Arif Kadarman.
The suspect AJ was arrested by the police in the Simpang Lambaro area, Want Jaya District, Aceh Besar District on Thursday, May 2. AJ was arrested while trying to escape after shooting former GAM combatant M Yusuf alias Burak.
While FR, is the owner of an air rifle. He was named a suspect because he knew AJ used his air gun to shoot the victim.