Kajati Bambang Bachtiar: 26 Narcotics Defendants Demanded The Death Penalty In Aceh

The photo archive - Kajati Aceh Bambang Bachtiar (left) when describing the performance of the prosecutor's office for the first half of 2023 in Banda Aceh, Saturday (22/7/2023). BETWEEN/M Haris SA

ACEH - Head of the Aceh High Prosecutor's Office (Kajati) Bambang Bachtiar stated that as many as 26 defendants in narcotics cases were sentenced to death throughout 2023. "There are 26 narcotics defendants who were sentenced to death for the period January to mid-July 2023," said Bambang in Banda Aceh, Antara, Thursday, July 27. According to him, the number of narcotics cases, including many perpetrators who are required the death penalty, is certainly worrying. These concerns are a threat to the dangers of narcotics for the younger generation. "The demand for the death penalty is to have a deterrent effect on the perpetrators and others, so they are not involved in narcotics and illegal drugs," he said. Meanwhile, for narcotics cases throughout 2023, the General Crime Division of the Aceh Attorney General's Office has received 105 warrants for the start of the investigation (SPDP) for narcotics cases. Of the 105 cases, 84 of them were declared P-21 and 80 others were declared stage two or transferred to court. In addition to resolving cases in court, the Aceh Prosecutor's Office for the period January to July 2023 also resolved cases with restorative justice with a total of 106 cases. The resolution of restorative justice was carried out outside the court. Bambang Bachtiar said that most of the cases that were resolved in a restorative manner were cases of minor crimes such as persecution. The condition for resolving is that the parties have reconciled.

"In addition to the parties having reconciled, the threat of punishment is under five years, the perpetrator is not a recidivist or this is the first time he has committed a criminal act. This restorative justice settlement does not have to go to court," said Bambang Bachtiar.