The Death Penalty For The Former Head Of Propam Division Ferdy Sambo, Police Headquarters: We Price The Legal Process

Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Headquarters Inspector General Pol. Dedi Prasetyo (ANTARA)

Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Headquarters Inspector General Pol Dedi Prasetyo assessed that the South Jakarta District Court's decision against Ferdy Sambo should be appreciated by all parties.

"The decision of the South Jakarta District Court judge must be respected by all parties," said Dedi as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, February 13.

He refused to comment on the aggravating things in the verdict against Ferdy Sambo as if he had injured the National Police institution.

Separately, police observer from the Institute for Security and Strategic Studies (ISESS) Bambang Rukminto believes that this death penalty decision is certainly not an achievement of the National Police in law enforcement.

Because, said Bambang, even though the procedural investigation process had to go through the police because of his authority, this case was uncovered because of pressure from the community.

On the other hand, he continued, there must be an internal evaluation regarding the promotion of positions and the rank of the National Police to be stricter, so that other Ferdy Sambo - Ferdy Sambo does not happen again.

"A National Police general who should be a form of the process of the system at the National Police, also produces a general who behaves badly who is sentenced to the heaviest sentence, namely the death penalty," said Bambang.

During a trial at the South Jakarta District Court, Monday afternoon, the panel of judges chaired by Wahyu Iman Santoso sentenced the defendant Ferdy Sambo to the death penalty.

The judge stated that Ferdy Sambo was legally and convincingly proven guilty of violating Article 340 subsidiary Article 338 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code.

In addition, the judge also assessed that Ferdy Sambo was proven to have violated Article 49 jo. Article 33 of Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning Amendments to Law Number 11/2008 concerning ITE jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.