Medan - A panel of judges at the Medan District Court, North Sumatra, sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment for the murder of an online taxi driver.
"To impose a sentence on the defendant Kasranik and the defendant Agung Pradana with life imprisonment each," said Presiding Judge Zulfikar when reading the verdict at the Medan District Court, Tuesday, December 16, reported by ANTARA.
The panel of judges stated that the two defendants were proven to be legally and convincingly guilty of premeditated murder as stipulated in Article 340 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.
The verdict was lighter than the demands of the public prosecutor (JPU) of the Medan District Attorney's Office (Kejari) who previously demanded the death penalty for the two defendants.
The judge considered that there was nothing to mitigate the actions of the defendants, while their actions were considered very disturbing to the public and to take the lives of others in a planned manner.
After reading the verdict, the panel of judges gave the defendants and JPU Tommy Eko Pradityo seven days to express their attitude on the verdict, whether to accept or file an appeal.
The Medan District Attorney's Prosecutor Tommy in the indictment letter stated that the victim Michael Frederik Pakpahan was killed in April 2025 in the Sunggal Medan District, Medan City, North Sumatra.
The murder was planned with the motive of stealing a vehicle used by the victim as a driver of an online taxi.
"The two defendants then threw the victim's body into the Langkat Regency area before they were finally arrested by police officers a few days later," he said.
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