Munarman's Confinement Sentence Increased To 4 Years In Prison After Appeal Was Rejected By PT Jakarta

Former frontman of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) and defendant in the Munarman terrorism case. (Between)

JAKARTA - The panel of judges of the DKI Jakarta High Court (PT) has increased the sentence for the defendant in the terrorism case, Munarman, to four years in prison. The decision was made after an appeal filed by the former Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) frontman was rejected.

Based on the report from the decision number 114/PID.B/2022/PT DKI which was taken from the official website of the Supreme Court, the Panel of Judges of PT DKI Jakarta chaired by Tonny Pribadi read the verdict as follows:

"The defendant is therefore sentenced to imprisonment for 4 (four) years."

The decision changed the decision of the East Jakarta District Court Number 925/Pid.Sus/PN.Jkt.Timn dated April 6, 2022, which was requested for an appeal, only regarding the length of imprisonment imposed on the Defendant, so that it becomes that.

The decision also stipulates that the period of arrest and detention that has been served by the defendant is deducted entirely from the sentence imposed.

Previously, the East Jakarta District Court (PN) had sentenced Munarman to three years in prison for terrorism crimes.

The verdict was read out by the panel of judges in the trial with the agenda for reading the verdict at the East Jakarta District Court, Wednesday, July 6.

Munarman was proven to have violated Article 15 in conjunction with Article 7 of Law Number 5 of 2018 concerning amendments to Law 15 of 2003 concerning the stipulation of Perppu Number 1 of 2002 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Terrorism.

The panel of judges assessed that Munarman had been in contact with a terrorist organization and that intentionally spreading words that incited people to take action could result in a crime of terrorism. This is in accordance with the third charge.

The verdict handed down to Munarman at that time was lower than the prosecutor's demands. Prosecutors demanded that Munarman be sentenced to 8 years in prison.