17 TNI Soldiers Fired For Involvement In Ciracas Police Raid

Ciracas Police (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - A total of 17 TNI soldiers were fired from the military service because they were legally involved in the mapolsek ciracas attack, East Jakarta.

"Of the 67 defendants who have gone on trial, 16 were sentenced to 1 year in prison and additional sentences were dismissed from military service," Chief of the Main Military Court Maj. Gen. Abdul Rasyid said in a press release in Jakarta on Monday.

It also said one defendant was sentenced to 11 months in prison and an additional sentence was dismissed from military service. While the other three defendants were sentenced to prison for 1 year and 1 month.

In addition, said Abdul Rosyid, as many as 13 defendants were sentenced to prison for 1 year, as many as 19 defendants were sentenced to prison for 11 months, and 15 defendants were sentenced to 10 months imprisonment.

After a marathon series of trials, the two-star general said, of the 67 defendants who had been convicted, 48 said they accepted.

A total of 15 defendants filed appeals and four defendants expressed their thoughts.

Meanwhile, four Army soldiers involved in the Mapolsek Ciracas attack case went through a verdict hearing at the Jakarta Military Court II-08 on Monday.

In the trial the verdict was conducted in two separate files, namely the docket with defendant Pratu Novendo Arya Putra of the Unit of Legal Development Agency (Babinkum TNI) with Chief Judge Lt. Col. Chk (K) Nunung Hasana, S.H. and Military Otidur Lt. Col. Chk Salmon Balubun, S.H.

In the Court of Decision No. 59-K/PM. II-08/AD/III//2021, the panel of judges declared the defendant Novendo legally and convincingly violated Article 170 Paragraph (1) juncto Paragraph (2) 1st Book of Criminal Law (Criminal Code), Article 351 Paragraph (1) criminal code jo. Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code, and Article 406 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code jo. Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1st Penal Code.

With the principal sentence of 1 year in prison cut the prison term and additional sentences dismissed from the military service is not honorably or fired.

From the judge's ruling, after discussions with legal counsel, the defendant expressed his thoughts on the appeal.

Meanwhile, case file number 28-K/PM. II-08/AD/II/2021 with three defendants, Prada Muhammad Faisal, Prada Ardi Sepri, and Prada Adefo from the Main Military Court Unit with Chief Judge Lt. Col. Laut Slamet, S.H. and Military Oditur Lt. Col. Chk Salmon Balubun, S.H.

In amar the verdict stipulates the suspect Prada Muhammad Faisal legally and convincingly violate Article 170 Paragraph (1) jo. Paragraph (2) 1st Penal Code, Article 351 Paragraph (1) jo. Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code, Article 406 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code jo. Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1st Penal Code with a principal penalty of 11 months imprisonment and additional punishment dismissed disrespectfully from the military (fired).

Two other defendants, Prada Ardi Sepri and Prada Adefo, were found guilty and sentenced to 11 months in prison during their prison terms, both of whom were convicted of Article 170 Paragraph (1) of Jo. Paragraph (2) 1st Penal Code, Article 351 Paragraph (1) criminal code jo. Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1st Penal Code.