Escaped From Heavy Sanctions, AKBP Dody Prawiranegara Sentenced To 17 Years In Prison

Former Bukittinggi Police Chief AKBP Dody Prawiranegara in the trial (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Former Bukittinggi Police Chief AKBP Dody Prawiranegara was declared involved in the circulation of methamphetamine which is evidence. Thus, he was sentenced to 17 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 2 billion, subsidiary to 6 months in prison.

"The defendant, Dody Prawiranegara, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison," said Chief Judge Jon Sarman Saragih at the West Jakarta District Court during a trial, Wednesday, May 10.

The verdict is lighter than the demands of the public prosecutor (JPU). Originally, AKBP Dody Prawiranegara was charged with 20 years in prison.

However, the panel of judges certainly has several considerations, both mitigating and burdensome.

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"The defendant is a member of the Indonesian police with the position of the Bukittinggi Police Chief, the defendant should be a law enforcer to eradicate narcotics trafficking, but the defendant causes himself to be in the circulation of narcotics so that it does not reflect the good law enforcement officers in the community," he said.

In terms of mitigating matters, he is considered to admit and regret and the defendant did not participate in the proceeds of the crime in the case.

The defendant admitted and regretted his actions. The defendant did not participate in enjoying the proceeds of the crime. The defendant has never been convicted," said Judge Jon.

In this case, AKBP Dody Prawiranegara is said to have carried out the order of Inspector General Teddy Minahasa to set aside evidence of methamphetamine from the results of the disclosure of the case to be circulated.

The Bukit Tinggi Police initially wanted to destroy 40 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, but Inspector General Teddy Minahasa allegedly ordered to exchange five kilograms of crystal methamphetamine for tawas.

The methamphetamine was brought to Jakarta to be allegedly circulated again by involving Kasranto, Linda, Arif, and former member of the Muara Baru Police, Aiptu Janto Parluhut Situmorang.

However, the embezzlement of drug evidence was finally uncovered by a series of disclosures of narcotics cases by the Central Jakarta Metro Police and Polda Metro Jaya.

A total of 1.7 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine has been successfully circulated while the remaining 3.3 kilograms have been confiscated by officers.