Demanding The Death Penalty, Cassation Prosecutor Sentences For Life Of Defendant Dealer 52.5 Kilograms Of Shabu

The Medan District Attorney, North Sumatra filed an appeal against the life sentence handed down by the panel of judges at the Medan High Court (PT) against six defendants who traded 52.5 kg of methamphetamine and 323,822 ecstasy pills.

"We have filed an appeal to the Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung) for a life sentence handed down by PT Medan to six defendants," said Public Prosecutor Tommy Eko Prasetyo, in Medan as reported by ANTARA, Monday, August 19.

The six defendants, he explained, were Hanisah alias Nisa (39) a resident of Blang Mee Village, Kutablang District, Bireuen Regency, then Maimun alias Bang Mun (54) a resident of Peusangan District, Bireuen Regency, and Al Riza alias Riza Amir Aziz (29) a resident of Blang Mee Village, Kutablang District, Bireuen Regency, Aceh.

Then, Nasrullah alias Nasrul (33) a resident of Bunong Hamlet, Bireuen Regency, Hamzah alias Andah (31) a resident of Teupin Rusep Village, North Aceh Regency, the fifth from Aceh, and Mustafa alias Pak Muis (55) a resident of Medan Sunggal District, Medan City, North Sumatra.

This appeal has been registered with each separate file to the Supreme Court through the Medan District Court (PN), Wednesday (14/8).

The reason his party filed an appeal was because the decision of the panel of judges of PT Medan was not in accordance with the demands of the public prosecutor (JPU), who charged the six defendants with the death penalty.

"The verdict given is not in accordance with the public prosecutor demanding the death penalty for the six defendants," said Tommy, who is also the Head of Subsidiary for the Execution and Examination of the Medan Kejari.

Earlier in early May 2024, the Medan District Court sentenced three defendants to be couriers of 52.5 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and 323,822 ecstasy pills, namely Hanisah, Al Riza and Maimun.

Meanwhile, the other three defendants (separate files), namely Nasrullah, Hamzah, and Mustafa were each sentenced to life imprisonment.

Chief Judge Abdul Hadi Nasution stated that the actions of the six defendants were burdensome because they did not support the government in eradicating narcotics, while mitigating matters were not found.

"The defendants are legally guilty of violating Article 114 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 132 paragraph (1) of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics," said Abdul Hadi Nasution.

Public Prosecutor Rizkie Andriani Harahap and Tommy Eko Prasetyo in the indictment stated that the drug case occurred on October 22, 2022.

The defendant Hanisah and Maimun, Salman were on the wanted list (DPO), and Erul entered the DPO to meet in Malaysia to discuss buying and selling methamphetamine and ecstasy pills.

"The defendant Hanisah alias Nisa along with five other defendants were arrested by BNN (National Narcotics Agency) officers on August 8, 2023. They were arrested in different places," he said.

The arrest began with the results of a sudden inspection carried out on a shophouse in front of Sunggal Market, Medan City.

"Then BNN secured evidence of narcotics of the type of methamphetamine weighing 52.5 kilograms and 323,822 ecstasy pills," said Public Prosecutor Rizkie.