Members Of The Indonesian Navy Defendant In The Murder Of Journalist Pawning A Motorbike Of IDR 15 Million For Operational Costs

Defendant Classi Satu Jumran (left) discussed with legal advisers regarding the murder case of journalist Juwita (23) in the agenda of reading the indictment/ANTARA

BANJARBARU - Head of Military Odditurat III-15 Banjarmasin Lt. Col. CHK Sunandi said that a member of the Indonesian Navy Classi Satu Jumran as a defendant in the murder of a journalist from Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, Juwita (23), pawned a private motorbike worth Rp. 15 million for the operational costs of premeditated murder.

Lt. Col. Sunandi revealed the evidence in the inaugural trial with the agenda of reading the indictment at the Military Court (Dilmil) I-06 Banjarmasin, Banjarbaru City, Monday, May 5.

"After planning a murder. The defendant pawned his motorbike to finance operations from Balikpapan to Banjarbaru," said Lt. Col. Sunandi reading the indictment reported by ANTARA.

After pawning the motorbike, on Wednesday (12/3) the defendant borrowed the letter's sister's ID card for the identity of ordering a round-trip plane for the Balikpapan-Banjarbaru route, a false identity was used so that the killing plan was unknown.

The next day, the defendant ordered his colleague to order a ticket, initially refused but the defendant tried to convince that he would not involve his colleague (witness) in the premeditated murder, then the plane ticket was purchased using the name of the defendant's colleague.

On Thursday (13/4), the defendant did not leave because there was a busy schedule so that the ticket was delayed, then the next day he bought a ticket using his colleague's identity on the Banjarbaru-Balikpapan route, the defendant departed from Balikpapan using a Samarinda-Banjarbaru bus.

"The defendant left a Membership Card (KTA) with his colleague so that it seemed as if he was at headquarters, he also left his cell phone number with his colleague's phone. After that, he looked for car rentals on social media to use when he arrived in Banjarbaru," said Lt. Col. Sunandi in the indictment.

On Friday (21/3) he left by bus, ordered a ticket using a pseudonym (Andi). In order not to be caught leaving the headquarters (Lanal Balikpapan), the defendant engineered it as if he was on a duty / picket schedule. The defendant asked colleagues who were on schedule to be allowed by seniors for pickets together.

After arriving in Banjarbaru on Saturday (22/3), the defendant examined the Whatsapp Lanal Balikpapan group to ensure that that day there was no unitary agenda, so that the killing intention could be carried out.

Then the defendant contacted the victim via text message. While waiting for a reply, the defendant headed to one of the shopping places to buy a mask to cover his face.

After the victim replied to his short message, the defendant asked the victim for help to buy shoes at a shop, as an excuse to get the victim out of the house. Meanwhile, the defendant prepared gloves, mineral water, changing t-shirts, threw away old shirts, and picked up the victim.

Until finally the victim and the defendant met, the defendant picked up the victim using a rental car. Long story short, the defendant's mode, until finally the defendant killed the victim on Jalan Trans Gunung Kupang, Cempaka Village, Cempaka District, Banjarbaru City, on Saturday (22/3) and the body was found by residents at around 15.00 WITA.

In this inaugural trial, the panel of judges at the Military Court (Dilmil) I-06 Banjarmasin examined as many as six witnesses out of a total of 11 witnesses, five other witnesses will be re-examined on Thursday (8/5) along with the examination of other evidence.

The victim, Juwita (23), works as a local media journalist on a (online) network in Banjarbaru.

His body lay on the side of the road with his motorbike which then appeared to be a single accident victim.

Residents who found it for the first time did not see any signs of the victim having a traffic accident. In the neck of the victim there were a number of bruises, and the victim's relatives also said that Juwita's cellphone was not found at the location.