The Defendant Of Child Raping In Ambon Was Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison

The Ambon District Court judges sentenced Muhamad Syafi as a defendant of forced and sexual intercourse to continue with minors for nine years in prison.

"Declaring that the defendant is guilty of violating Article 82 paragraph 1 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 17 of 2016 concerning the stipulation of Government Regulation in Lieu of Law Number 1 of 2016 concerning the second amendment to Law Number 23 of 2002 concerning Child Protection into Law," said the chairman of the Ambon District Court judges, Martha Maitimu, accompanied by two member judges reported by ANTARA, Monday, May 22.

There are also things that incriminate the defendant being sentenced to prison because his actions resulted in the victim and his family feeling ashamed and traumatized.

Meanwhile, the mitigating factor is that the defendant is polite and has never been convicted.

The defendant was sentenced to prison because he was legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing a criminal act of persuading a child to commit or allow obscene acts to violate the Law on Child Protection.

The panel of judges also stated that the evidence was confiscated to be destroyed and determined that the defendant's decision was reduced by the detention period and charged the defendant's case fee of Rp2,000.

The judge's decision was lighter than the demands of the Central Maluku Prosecutor's Office, Ike Ferdinand Tupan, for 13 years in prison.

Based on this decision, both the defendant through his legal advisory team and the public prosecutor expressed their thoughts.