Medan District Court Judge Sentenced Methamphetamine Dealer From Dairi 7.5 Years In Prison

Chief Judge Dahlia Panjaitan read out the verdict (central) at the Medan District Court, North Sumatra, Thursday (10/8/2023). ANTARA/M. Sahbainy Nasution

The panel of judges at the Medan District Court sentenced two shabu-shabu dealers weighing 2.8 grams from Dairi Regency, North Sumatra, to 7 years and 6 months in prison.

"The defendants Pintalit Kaban and Ferdy Situmorang were sentenced to 7 years and 6 months, a fine of Rp. 1 billion, subsidiary to 3 months in prison," said the panel of judges chaired by Dahlia Panjaitan virtually at the Medan District Court, reported by ANTARA, Thursday, August 10.

The panel of judges in the verdict stated that the facts of the trial of the defendants Pintalit Kaban and Ferdy Situmorang violated the primary indictment, Article 114 paragraph (1) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics.

"That is, without rights or against the law offering to sell, sell, buy, accept, become intermediaries in buying and selling, exchanging, or handing over class I narcotics in the form of non-plants in the form of packaged packages with a net weight of 2.8 grams," said Dahlia.

The aggravating thing was the actions of the two defendants, according to the panel of judges, because they did not support the government's program in actively eradicating drugs and damaging other people, while the thing that eased the defendant regretted his actions and was polite during the trial.

After reading the verdict, the panel of judges gave the public prosecutor (JPU) and the defendant's legal adviser (PH) the opportunity to express their thoughts or accept the decision.

The judge's decision was lighter than the demands of the North Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office, Randi H. Tambunan, for 10 years, a fine of Rp. 1 billion, subsidiary to 3 months in prison.