TNI Member Who Shot Way Kanan Lampung Police Demanded The Death Penalty

PALEMBANG - Military Odmil (Odmil) I-05 Palembang demanded that the accused TNI member in the shooting case of three members of the Way Kanan Police, Lampung, Kopda Bazarsah be sentenced to death.

The claim was read out by the Military Prosecutor Lt. Col. CHK Darwin Butar-Butar in front of the panel of judges at the Palembang Military Court I-04, Monday, July 21.

In his charge, the Military Prosecutor emphasized that Kopda Bazarsah was legally and convincingly proven to have committed premeditated murder as stipulated in Article 340 of the Criminal Code (KUHP).

"The Military Prosecutor asked the Military Court Panel of Judges I-04 to impose a basic sentence in the form of the death penalty on the defendant because he had been proven to have violated Article 340 of the Criminal Code regarding premeditated murder," he said as quoted by ANTARA.

The three victims in that case were members of the Way Kanan Police who died in their duties, namely AKP (posthumous) Lusiyanto, Brigadier (posthumous) M. Ghalib Surya Ganta, and Bripka (posthumous) Petrus Apriyanto who were shot during a raid at the cockfighting gambling location in Karang Manik Village, Way Kanan, Lampung, which was managed by the defendant.

The defendant's actions have fulfilled all elements of the primary article. The evidence presented in the trial, both from the witness and the defendant's own confession, confirms the allegation that the shooting was carried out in a planned manner.

"There is sufficient convincing evidence that the defendant consciously and deliberately took the lives of three law enforcement officers. This is a serious crime that not only violates general criminal law, but also tarnishes the honor of the TNI institution," he explained.

In addition to the demand for the death penalty, the Military Oditur also requested that the defendant be sentenced to an additional sentence in the form of dishonorable dismissal (PTDH) from military service.