KUPANG - Commander of the Indonesian Development Infantry Battalion (Danyon) 834/WM Lt. Col. Inf. Justik Handinata admitted that he only learned about a case of abuse before Prada Lucky Namo was declared dead.
This confession was expressed in a follow-up hearing on the death of Prada Lucky Namo after being persecuted by his senior, which was held at the Kupang Military Court III-15 East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Monday, November 17.
The trial of the witness examination of a defendant, First Lieutenant Inf Ahmad Faisal as Company A Commander (Prada Lucky's direct officer) was chaired by Major Chk Subiyanto, chairman of the panel of judges, who was accompanied by two member judges, Captain Chk Denis C. Napitupulu, and Captain Chk Zainal Arifin A. yulianto, respectively.
From the Military Oditur, attended by Lt. Col. Chk Alex Pandjaitan, and Lt. Col. Chk Yudis Harto, and also attended by legal counsel for the defendants Major chk Gatot Subur, and First Lieutenant Chk Benny Suhendra Las Baun.
The trial began with questions from the Military Oditur who asked about the position of Danyon Lieutenant Colonel Handinata when there was an incident of violence against Prada Lucky committed by his seniors, on July 27, 2025 at around 07.00 WITA.
Lt. Col. Handinata admitted that at that time he was traveling to Sowa, one of the areas in Ngada Regency for a business because he was on a work holiday on Sunday. He just returned to his homebase at TP 834/WM Nagakeo Yonif Headquarters at around 22.00 WITA.
Witness Handinata admitted that on that day, he did not receive a report from his subordinates about the incident of violence.
"There should have been, but there was no report," he said when asked by the Military Oditur about the report on the development of the TP Infantry Battalion Headquarters when the commander was not at the location.
In fact, he admitted that he did not receive any reports of the violent incident when the Commander's Hour (Jamdan) was carried out or time for the commander to give directions to his subordinates, which was held on July 30, 2025 evening, namely at 19.00 WITA along with all personnel (except the guard picket) and continued at 21.00 WITA with the officers.
The next day, on July 31, Lieutenant Colonel Handinata then left for Pusdiklat in Batujajar, West Bandung Regency, West Java, to participate in military activities.
He only returned to Kupang NTT on August 11 until he arrived at his place of duty in Nagakeo on August 13, 2025.
"I just found out when I was in Batujajar. On August 3 I read in the Prada Lucky group of officers who entered the Puskesmas for medical treatment. I asked First Lieutenant Rahmat (which was chaired from the aspect of the rank when Danyon was not at headquarters), he said Prada Lucky had a hard time eating, eating pickyly," he said in front of the panel of judges.
"On August 5 at around 04.00 in the morning, I was called by a battalion doctor to report Prada Lucky was admitted to the ICU and needed a ventilator. Also reported in writing there were symptoms of trauma thorax, blunt trauma, and at that time I concluded that there was violence," he said.
Lt. Col. Handinata then admitted that he ordered his staff to take quick steps to heal Prada Lucky. He also ordered to investigate the abuse case, including finding the culprit.
"I ordered how to recover. I immediately reported Danbrigif and Asintel Kodam. I also contacted the oldest (Lettu Rahmat) in the battalion. Find out who hit him. Don't let anyone not admit it. I also contacted First Lieutenant Faisal (the defendant) asked why there was a beating. And a tight paste on how to recover," he said in a trial witnessed by the parents and relatives of the late Prada Lucky.
Handinata also admitted that he immediately issued an order to handle Prada Lucky's body until the funeral, when he received a report that Prada Lucky had died.
"Hearing the news that Prada Lucky died on August 6 or 7 at around 11.00. The one who reported it was the battalion doctor. How long did First Lieutenant Faisal report the same thing. The steps I took ordered First Lieutenant Rahmat to help with all the processes until the funeral," he answered the panel of judges' questions.
The trial of the Prada Lucky case began on October 27, 2025 and 22 defendants have been presented at the trial.
The defendants were members of the Indonesian Army who had just served in the Development Territorial Battalion 834/Waka Nga Mere in Nagekeo Regency.
The defendants were suspected of molesting the victim and were injured, leading to the death toll at Nagekeo Hospital on August 6, 2025.
Prada Lucky's parents hoped that the perpetrators, who resulted in their son Prada Lucky's death, should be punished accordingly and fired from the TNI unit.
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