JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) said that the six defendants who were charged with the death penalty in the case of smuggling about two tons of methamphetamine in the waters of Batam, knew that they were carrying drugs on the ship.
"They realized that they received approximately 67 packages or about two tons of methamphetamine in the middle of the sea," said Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) of the Attorney General's Office, Anang Supriatna, as reported by ANTARA, Friday, February 20.
Not only that, he also revealed that the defendant knew that some of the methamphetamine was stored in the bow of the ship and the other part was stored near the ship's engine.
In fact, from the facts of the trial it was known that one of the ABK named Fandi Ramadhan received a payment of Rp8.2 million.
"Based on the facts of the trial, it has been revealed that according to the prosecutor he works at a company, he receives payment, he transports goods, and knows that the goods are illegal goods, narcotics," he said.
Anang emphasized that the death penalty demanded by the public prosecutor had gone through various considerations.
"Because what is important for us, the state in this case, is the commitment to protect citizens from the dangers of narcotics. This, 'kan, almost two tons, not kidding, and it involves cross-border. This, 'kan, is the international crime of the syndicate," he said.
The Batam District Attorney's Office in the Riau Islands, demanded the death penalty for six defendants in the case of smuggling two tons of methamphetamine transported using the Sea Dragon Terawa ship in the waters of Kepri.
The six defendants consist of two Thai citizens, namely Weerepat Phongwan alias Mr Pong and Teerapong Lekpradube, and four Indonesian defendants, namely Fandi Ramadhan, Richard Halomoan, Leo Candra Samosir, and Hasiholan Samosir.
In his demand letter, the prosecutor said the demands for the defendants in the trial had been examined by 10 witnesses and three expert witnesses.
The evidence seized was 67 brown cardboard boxes wrapped in clear plastic with details of 66 cardboard boxes containing 30 packages of green Chinese tea plastic containing one package of methamphetamine, and one brown cardboard containing 20 packages of green Chinese tea packaging plastic containing crystal powder of the methamphetamine type, a group, a net weight of 1,995.139 grams (almost two tons).
"We as public prosecutors in this case conclude that the defendant has been proven to have legally and convincingly committed a crime without rights or against the law, as stipulated in Article 114 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 132 paragraph (1) of Law Number 35 of 2009, as in the JPU's primary indictment," said the prosecutor, Gutirio Kurniawan.
The consideration of the JPU to prosecute the defendants with the maximum penalty is because the defendants' actions do not support the government's program in eradicating the illicit circulation of drugs, damaging the nation's generation, and being involved in international narcotics networks.
The defendant's defense trial is scheduled for February 26, 2026.
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