Stealing IDR 100,000 In Mosque Charity Box, Man In Medan Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison

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MEDAN - The panel of judges at the Medan District Court sentenced Muhammad Farid Fadillah to 2 years in prison. He was proven guilty in the case of the theft of the Jami Mosque charity box, in Medan City, amounting to IDR 100,000.

In his decision, the judge stated that Farid was proven to have violated Article 363 paragraph (1) of the 4th Criminal Code.

The judge considered that the defendant's actions were very disturbing to the community. As for mitigating things, Farid admits and regrets his actions.

"The defendant Muhammad Farid Fadillah was sentenced to 2 years in prison", said the panel of judges chaired by Dominggus Silaban in a trial held Tuesday, January 25.

The judge's verdict is lighter than the demands of the public prosecutor (JPU), who demanded the defendant 3 years in prison. On this decision, the defendant and the public prosecutor expressed their thoughts.

This theft case occurred on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at 03.30 WIB. At that time the defendant and his friend, Fauzan Raditya Ritonga (separate prosecution), walked around Sentosa Lama Street and went to the Jami Mosque.

There, Fauzan asked the defendant to wait around the mosque. Then Fauzan went inside, took money from the mosque's Infaq contact.

After launching his action, Fauzan met the defendant and then went to an internet cafe. On the way, Fauzan shared the stolen goods with the defendant.

It turned out that their actions were caught by the residents. When the two of them were playing on the internet, suddenly people came to arrest them.

They were then taken to the Medan Timur Police. From the results of the examination, it turned out that the total money they took was IDR 100 thousand.