The Verdict Of Bharada E Is Much Lighter Than The Prosecutor's Demand, The DPR Calls The Prosecutor Can Change The Appeal

Member of Commission III of the House of Representatives Arsul Sani. Photo: Nailin In Saroh/VOI

Member of Commission III of the DPR, Arsul Sani, said that the prosecutor's office could appeal the 1 year and 6 month sentence given to the defendant Richard totaling alias Bharada E. The reason is, the verdict given by the panel of judges is much lighter or less than two-thirds of the prosecutor's demands with a sentence of 12 years in prison. Arsul assessed that the light sentence handed down to Bharada E was based on two considerations. First, his status is a justice collaborator (JC). Second, there is forgiveness from the victim's family, Brigadier Yosua Hutabarat or Brigadier J. "There are a number of things that become the entrance or are the basis for the panel of judges to give a verdict, of course, for many people it will also be light," said Arsul at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday, February 15. "First, my status as a JC and it was confirmed by the court. Second, there is forgiveness. In fact, it is not just forgiveness, a request from the victim's family that it should be done in a light sentence," he continued. Next, the Central Java electoral district PPP legislator suspected that the judge also saw the other side because it was thanks to him that the crime of premeditated murder designed by the former Head of Propam Polri, Ferdy Sambo, could be dismantled and constructed properly, so that it was legally processed in the end. "So that factor. But then the question is, because the prosecutor demanded 12 years while the verdict was 1.5 years if the SOP was the Prosecutor's Office, if the verdict was less than 2/3 then it must be appealed, prosecutors, of course this will go home to the prosecutor," explained Arsul. However, he added, if the prosecutor ultimately appeals because it has another point of view, then it must also be respected by all parties. "We don't buy the prosecutor's office, because as a prosecutor, the perspective of the prosecutor's office with 12 years has been quite mitigating. Because if he doesn't have JC factor and family forgiveness will definitely be more than that demanded by the prosecutor, it will definitely be more than that," said Arsul. "So we have to wait, don't let the DPR direct it to appeal or not appeal, we can't," he added. However, the Deputy Chairperson of the MPR admitted that he saw that there was something that could be criticized by the judge's decision on the light sentence. This is because Bharada E was proven to have shot Yosua's vital organs, which could even be avoided from causing his life to die. "One side of the judge said that the order was not an order of office, even if it was ordered because it was an order to violate the law," he said. "Secondly, there is actually a period of time to avoid it but then become a person who can judge the contradiction between the previous considerations and the verdict," concluded Arsul Sani.