PADANG - The Padang Class I A District Court, West Sumatra (Sumbar) sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment for drug dealers of methamphetamine weighing up to 50 kilograms, Ari Asman alias Badai.
"Declaring the defendant to be legally and convincingly proven guilty and imposing a life sentence," said Presiding Judge Nasrisaat, reading the verdict at the Padang District Court, in Padang, Thursday, April 30, reported by ANTARA.
Responding to the verdict, the Public Prosecutor (JPU) and the defendant's legal advisor expressed their thoughts.
This attitude is to determine whether each party will accept the ruling of the district court, or file a legal appeal.
The Head of the General Criminal Section of the Padang District Attorney's Office, Raden Hairul Syukri, after the trial, stated that his party still respected the decision of the panel of judges even though the sound of the verdict was different from the prosecutor's demands.
Previously, the JPU team at the Padang District Attorney's Office demanded that the defendant Arisman be sentenced to death.
"We respect the decision of the panel of judges, this decision will be reported to the leadership and we will study it to determine the next step," he said.
The defendant's actions were charged with Article 114 paragraph (2), Juncto (Jo) 132 Paragraph (1), sub 112 Paragraph (2), Jo 132 Paragraph (1) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics.
The defendant Ari Asman alias Badai was arrested by the West Sumatra Regional Police on August 28, 2025.
The perpetrator stored the methamphetamine under the mattress, in a small closet and in the room of the house with a total gross weight of 50 kilograms.
The case of the circulation of prohibited goods that ensnared the defendant is related to an international network because the methamphetamine he controlled came from Malaysia.
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