Mahfud MD Appreciation Judge Wahyu, Sambo's Death Sentence In Accordance With Justice

Minister of Coordinators for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Polhukam) Mahfud MD

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Polhukam) Mahfud MD appreciated the Chairman of the Panel of Judges Wahyu Iman Santoso who sentenced Ferdy Sambo to death in the premeditated murder case of Brigadier Josua. Mahfud MD was quoted from his tweets saying that the death penalty answered a sense of public justice. "The death penalty is good, independent, and without burden. That's why the verdict is in accordance with the public sense of justice. Sambo was sentenced to a heart," Mahfud tweeted, Monday, February 13. He said, the murder incident planned with the Sambo scenario involved another suspect, Putri Candrawati, his two aide Richard Or Bharada E and Ricky Rizal or Bripka RR, also a household assistant (ART) as well as the driver of the Ferdy Sambo family, Strong Ma’ruf quite cruel. "The incident was indeed a cruel premeditated murder. The evidence by the public prosecutor was almost perfect. The defenders more modernized the facts," added Mahfud. The South Jakarta District Court ruled out Ferdy Sambo, the former Head of the Propam Police Headquarters. in the murder case Brigadier J. The husband of Putri Candrawati was sentenced to death. "Defendant Ferdy Sambo has been legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing a criminal act, participating in premeditated murder... together," said Chief Judge Wahyu Iman Santosa in the trial of the reading of Ferdy Sambo's decision at the South Jakarta District Court, Monday, February 13. In his decision, the panel of judges believes that Ferdy Sambo has violated Article 340 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph 1 to (1) of the Criminal Code. According to the panel of judges, considering mitigating and burdensome things when imposing a verdict on Ferdy Sambo. For burdensome matters, Ferdy Sambo was considered complicated when giving testimony. He also committed a criminal act against his own aide and caused tremendous noise. Ferdy Sambo is also considered to tarnish and drag many police officers into legal cases. Then, he did not admit his actions. "There is nothing mitigating," said the presiding judge.