Case Of Extortion Of A Doctor Of Resident At Undip: Zara Yupita Azra Sentenced To Light 9 Months

The defendant in the extortion case of PPDS Junior Resident Anestesi Undip Semarang Zara Yupita Azra consulted with legal counsel during a trial at the Semarang District Court, Wednesday (ANTARA/IC Senjaya)

SEMARANG - Specialist Doctor of Education Program (PPDS) Anesthesi Universitas Diponegoro (Undip) Semarang, Zara Yupita Azra, was sentenced to 9 months in prison in the case of extortion of a junior resident.

The verdict was read out by Chief Justice Muhammad Djohan Arifin during a trial at the Semarang District Court, today.

This verdict is lighter than the demands of the prosecutor who charged the defendant with 1.5 years in prison.

"To declare the defendant guilty of violating Article 368 Paragraph 1 concerning extortion together and continuing," said Djohan Arifin as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, October 1.

In their consideration, the judge said that the defendant, who is the resident of PPDS Anesthesi force 76, asked the 77th batch of residents to pay dues for various operational needs during education.

These contributions include being used to provide prolong meals to finance senior resident duties jockeys. In addition, junior residents are also burdened with various tasks due to the hierarchy system that applies in the PPDS Anestesi environment.

The judge assessed that the defendant's actions were not based on law, but rather a hierarchical form of power relationship. "The power of one party is on the other," he said.

He added that the level system between dispatches and manners that has passed down has strengthened senior dominance of juniors. The judge also assessed that the defendant's actions were not in line with the government's efforts to realize friendly and affordable education.

Based on this decision, both the defendant and the public prosecutor stated that they were still thinking about it.