Ambon District Court Sentenced 6-9 Years In Prison 3 Drug Defendants, Polite So The Reason For Reducing Sentences
MALUKU - Ambon District Court (PN) sentenced between six and nine years into three defendants of drug abuse."Declaring that the defendants are guilty of violating Article 112 paragraph (1) Juncto Article 132 paragraph (1) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics," said chairman of the Ambon District Court judges Haris Tewa in Ambon, Maluku, Wednesday, December 7, confiscated by Antara.Two of the three defendants, namely Latief Lumaela and Burhanuddin Bin Irwan, are recidivist drug cases who are currently serving prison terms in Ambon Prison.The defendant Burhanudin was sentenced to nine years in prison and a fine of Rp. 1 billion, subsidiary to four months in prison, while the defendant Latif was sentenced to eight years in prison and a fine of Rp. 1 billion, subsidiary to four months in prison.Then the defendant Victor was sentenced to six years in prison and paid a fine of Rp. 1 billion, subsidiary to four months in prison."The defendant Burhanudin alias Burhan has been legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing an evil conspiracy to commit the crime of Narcotics and Narcotics Precursors," said the panel of judges.As for the aggravating things, the defendants were charged with imprisonment and fines for not supporting the government's program in eradicating the circulation and abuse of narcotics and illegal drugs.Meanwhile, the mitigating thing is that the defendant is polite and admits his actions.
The verdict of the panel of judges against the defendant Burhanudin was as heavy as the demands of the Ambon Attorney General's Office, Senia Pentury, while the defendant Latif was sentenced to eight years in prison and a fine of Rp. 1 billion, subsidiary to six months in prison.Then for the defendant Viktor was sentenced to seven years in prison and a fine of Rp. 1 billion, subsidiary to six months in prison.Based on the judge's decision, the defendants expressed their thoughts so that they were given seven days to express their attitude to accept or make an appeal to the Ambon High Court.The three defendants were arrested on April 6, 2023 by Maluku BNNP officers, where the defendant Victor was arrested first at around 15.00 WIT next to the Maluku Province Special Hospital (front of the kiosk) Jl. Laksdya Leo Watimena Negeri Lama, Baguala District, Ambon City, Maluku Province.Meanwhile, the defendants Latif at 17.00 WIT and Burhanuddin at 19.00 WIT, the two inmates were arrested in the Class IIA Ambon Prison.