An Ambulance Driver Claims To Be Asked To Wait Overnight AfterEACHing Brigadier J's Body

Illustration of the trial of Brigadier J's death case at the South Jakarta District Court (doc VOI)

JAKARTA - The ambulance driver, Ahmad Syahrul Ramadhan, said that he was asked to wait overnight by the police officers after the body of Nopriansyah Yosua Hutabarat alias Brigadier J. The testimony began when Syahrul explained about the process of delivering Brigadier J's body to the Kramat Jati Police Hospital, East Jakarta. In the process of delivering the body, he was accompanied by a member of the police. Arriving at the Kramat Jati Police Hospital, Syahrul did not immediately take Brigadier J to the morgue. But to the Emergency Istlation Room (IGD). "When I went to the hospital, I didn't go directly to the forensic room to the morgue, but to the ER. I asked why I got permission from the ER first, usually when I went straight to the morgue, forensics. 'Oh, I also don't know, mas, just follow orders.' Oh, that's fine," said Syahrul at the trial at the South Jakarta District Court, Monday, November 7th. "I immediately headed to the ER, until there it was already crowded. The police hospital officers came to me. 'How many people were the victims?' I was also confused, seen 'oh, how come there are body bags already.' Asked 'how many victims?' One. Then 'yes, just taken to the back of the morgue. I headed to the morgue," he continued. After his job was completed, Syahrul said goodbye to the police officers who accompanied him. However, at that time he was asked to wait Without asking much, Syahrul followed the direction. He was waiting near the hospital mosque. "I told the members at the hospital, sir, I said goodbye, and he said'wake up, bro, wait a minute.' I'll wait at the mosque beside the wall until dawn," he said. The judge who heard the testimony was surprised. So, questioning the reason why Syahrul wanted to follow that direction "Do you want to wait for dawn?" asked the judge. "Yes, Your Majesty. When I want to go forward, 'just stay here', then I say sir, my permission is hungry. While waiting for me to buy water and satay," Syahrul replied. "Why were you told to wait until dawn?" said the judge. "I don't know," said Syahrul. For information, Syahrul was presented to be a witness for this defendant, Richard totaling, Ricky Rizal, and Strong Ma'ruf. Meanwhile, they were charged together with Ferdy Sambo and Putri Candrawathi committing premeditated murder at Brigadier J. Thus, they are strongly suspected of violating Article 338 of the Criminal Code, subsidiary to Article 340 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code.