Sales Of Oplosan Alcohol In Jepara That Caused 9 Deaths Threatened With 15 Years In Prison

Jepara Police Chief AKBP Warsono shows evidence of raw materials for adulterated liquor which resulted in nine deaths, Monday (7/2/2022). ANTARA/Akhmad Nazaruddin Lathif

JEPARA - The Jepara Resort Police Team, Central Java, named a seller of bootleg liquor named Prawiraharjo (38) as a suspect with a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison. This mixed alcohol resulted in the death of nine residents.

"The perpetrators are subject to Article 204 of the Criminal Code and/or Article 146 of Law No. 18 of 2012 concerning Food and/or Article 196 of Law No. 36/2009 on Health with a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison," said Jepara Police Chief AKBP Warsono accompanied by Head of Criminal Investigation Unit AKP Muhammad Fachrur Rozi during a press conference at the Jepara Police Headquarters, reported by Antara, Monday, February 7.

In addition to the nine residents who died from the mixed liquor, he said, previously eight residents participated in a liquor party at a shop owned by the suspect in Karanggondang Village, Mlonggo District, Jepara. Currently, six of them have returned home.

According to information, there were 20 people who came to the liquor party, and nine of them died.

The police chief said six of them were residents of Karanggondang Village, two others were residents of Srobyong Village, Mlonggo District, and one resident of Guyangan Village, Bangsri District.

The case of adulterated liquor which resulted in death began when on January 29, 2022 at around 12.00 WIB at the angkringan 2 Jiwo stall belonging to the suspect Prawiraharjo, around 20 youths gradually approached to buy mixed liquor while hanging out at the angkringan stall.

After a party of mixed liquor until January 30, 2022 at 03.00 WIB, the youths returned to their respective homes in a state of severe drunkenness.

On Sunday, January 30, there were two victims who died, namely the initials S and J residents of Karanggondang. The next day, Monday, January 31, five additional people died, namely the initials FY, D, IA, S, and MH at different times and places.

Furthermore, on Wednesday, February 2nd, there were two more victims who died, namely CA and HS, bringing a total of nine people who died.

The age of the victim who died from the bootleg liquor was between the ages of 19 and 32.

The suspect, Prawiraharjo, admitted that he had been selling bootleg liquor at a price of Rp. 30,000 per bottle since 6 months ago, while the angkringan stall had only been open for 2 weeks.

The raw material for ethanol, he said, was partially obtained from residents of Mambak, Jepara, and others from Semarang and Depok who were given them through online markets.