Lombok Police Who Shooted Dead His Colleague Because Of Jealousy Was Snared Article 340 Of The Criminal Code, This Is A Criminal Threat

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MATARAM - A member of the East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Police Brigade MN has been named a suspect in the murder of his colleague, Brigadier HT.

Brigadier MN was charged with Article 340 of the Criminal Code regarding Premeditated Murder Juncto Article 338 concerning Premeditated Murder.

"What is clear is that the criminal element remains Article 340 of the Criminal Code," said Director of Criminal Investigation Unit for the NTB Police, Kombes Hari Brata, in Mataram, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, October 27.

Then, what are the criminal threats in Article 340 of the Criminal Code? In the Criminal Code, Article 340 concerning premeditated murder reads: Whoever deliberately and with premeditated plans takes another person's life, is threatened with a death sentence or imprisonment for life or for a certain time, a maximum of 20 years.

Hari Brata said the article was applied because it was based on the results of the examination of the suspect's actions leading to that article.

"So we saw that there was an element of planning. There the person concerned took a weapon from the police station and then brought it to the crime scene, and carried out other plans, that has been illustrated," said Brata.

Fulfillment of the element of premeditated murder was also found from MN's action, which intentionally left the SS-V2 Sabhara individual assault rifle loaded with live ammunition.

"So this perpetrator already knew that there were sharp (bullets) in the magazine, he also knew there was a rubber one. But it was separated (there were live bullets). So there was an intention (to kill the victim)," he said.

This is also in line with the finding of two bullet casings at the shooting scene. Even from the autopsy results at the Bhayangkara Hospital in Mataram, the victim was declared dead from a gunshot wound lodged in the right chest.

"So from the results of the autopsy and the crime scene, there were two live bullets that hit the victim's lungs," he said.

Hari Brata previously revealed that Bripka MN shot his fellow police officer, Brigadier HT, from close range.

"The position is opposite, so the shooting range is very close, only 70 centimeters," said Hari.

He explained that the shooting took place at the gate of the house where the victim lived, namely in the Griya Pesona Madani BTN area, East Lombok Regency.

"His position was when he (the victim) opened the gate, the weapon was then pointed at (the perpetrator). So at the gate (the shooting action), immediately, "he said.

Before finally shooting HT using the SS-V2 Sabhara individual assault rifle, Hari said the perpetrator had delivered a sentence containing a warning to the victim.

"At that time he (the perpetrator) only said, 'I have often reminded you', immediately (shooted the victim)," he said.

Furthermore, to reveal the complete chronology of the shooting case that occurred on Monday, October 25, the police are planning to stage a scene. However, Hari confirmed that the implementation of the scene would take the situation into account.

"There will be a reconstruction (scene) by investigators there (East Lombok Police), but the location is situational, because it is not possible to hold it at the TKP," said Hari.

The motive for shooting the victim to death is believed to be due to romance. The perpetrator was jealous of the victim who was suspected of having an illicit relationship with his wife.