Four Defendants In Prison Fire That Killed 49 Inmates In Tangerang Sued Two Years In Prison

The defendant in the Tangerang Class I prison fire case/ Photo: IST

TANGERANG - The Public Prosecutor (JPU) of Tangerang City has demanded four defendants in the fire case that killed 49 inmates at the Class I prison in Tangerang, for 2 years in prison. This was read out during a follow-up trial at the Tangerang District Court (PN).

There are four defendants in the fire case. The four of them are Tangerang Class I prison employees. They are, Suparto, Rusmanto, Yoga Wido Nugroho, and Panahatan Butar-Butar

"Three defendants, namely Suparto, Rusmanto, and Yoga, were charged with Article 359 of the Criminal Code. Meanwhile, Panahatan Butar-Butar was charged with Article 188 of the Criminal Code. So the four of them were charged with 2 years with immediate detention of the accused," said the Public Prosecutor of the Tangerang City Prosecutor's Office (Kejari) Oktaviandi Samsurizal, Tuesday, August 2nd.

Furthermore, Oktaviandi said that the attorney for the four defendants submitted a plea or plea. So that on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, the defense trial will be held.

"The trial of the defense by the defendant through his legal counsel," he said.

Meanwhile, the defendant's attorney, Herman Simarmata, said that his party was defending each of the defendants. According to him, it is the right of his client to defend himself, to lighten his sentence.

"Yes, later on August 23, 2022, we will do a defense. Yes, that is the right of the prosecutor to charge. Later, we will also have the right to defend the client," he concluded.