JAKARTA - The Central Jakarta District Court sentenced the President Director (Dirut) of PT Terra Drone Indonesia Michael Wisnu Wardhanaselama 1 year and 4 months in prison in the case of the TerraDrone building fire which killed 22 people.
"Declaring the defendant Michael Wisnu Wardhana guilty of committing a criminal act, because his negligence resulted in the death of others. To impose a sentence on the defendant Michael Wisnu Wardhana with a sentence of imprisonment for 1 year and 4 months," said the Chairperson of the Panel of Judges Purwanto S Abdullah when reading the verdict at the Jakarta District Court (PN) Jakpus, Thursday, May 21, reported by ANTARA.
The judge's verdict to Michael was lighter than the Public Prosecutor's (JPU) demand, which was a prison sentence of 2 years.
Previously, the Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Central Jakarta District Attorney's Office, Daru Iqbal Mursid, demanded the President Director (Dirut) of Terra Drone Indonesia, Michael Wishnu Wardana, for two years in prison in the fire case that caused 22 people to die.
"Ask the panel of judges to decide that the defendant Michael Wishnu Wardana has been proven to have legally and convincingly committed a criminal act," said Daru in Jakarta, Monday (11/5).
The prosecutor also asked the panel of judges to declare the defendant proven to have committed a criminal act that killed others due to his negligence.
In addition, the JPU requested that the defendant be sentenced to two years in prison, and the defendant be kept in custody.
The defendant, Michael Wishnu Wardana, was charged as provided for and threatened with imprisonment in Article 474 paragraph (3) of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code.
The defendant's actions have fulfilled as regulated and threatened with criminal punishment in Article 188 of the Criminal Code, which regulates criminal acts due to negligence (negligence) which causes fire, explosion, or flooding and endanger the lives of others or public safety for goods.
By Khaerul Izan
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